Cognitive Complexity and the Comparability of Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response Test Formats.

Hancock, Gregory R.

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ERIC Number: EJ495707

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Publication Date: 1994

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Cognitive Complexity and the Comparability of Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response Test Formats.

Hancock, Gregory R.

Journal of Experimental Education, v62 n2 p143-57 Win 1994

To investigate the ability of multiple-choice tests to assess higher order thinking skills, examinations were constructed as half multiple choice and half constructed response. Results with 90 undergraduate and graduate students indicate that the 2 formats measure similar constructs at different levels of complexity. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Test Use, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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