Reliability of Comparably Written Two-Option Multiple-Choice and True-False Test Items.

Hancock, Gregory R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ490327

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Reliability of Comparably Written Two-Option Multiple-Choice and True-False Test Items.

Hancock, Gregory R.; And Others

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v53 n3 p651-60 Fall 1993

Two-option multiple-choice vocabulary test items are compared with comparably written true-false test items. Results from a study with 111 high school students suggest that multiple-choice items provide a significantly more reliable measure than the true-false format. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, High School Students, High Schools, Objective Tests, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Test Reliability, Vocabulary

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Language: English

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