Effects of Response Format on Difficulty of SAT-Mathematics Items: It's Not the Strategy.

Katz, Irvin R.; Bennett, Randy Elliot; Berger, Aliza E.

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Publication Date: 2000

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Effects of Response Format on Difficulty of SAT-Mathematics Items: It's Not the Strategy.

Katz, Irvin R.; Bennett, Randy Elliot; Berger, Aliza E.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v37 n1 p39-57 Spr 2000

Studied the solution strategies of 55 high school students who solved parallel constructed response and multiple-choice items that differed only in the presence of response options. Differences in difficulty between response formats did not correspond to differences in strategy choice. Interprets results in light of the relative comprehension challenges posed by the two groups of items. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Constructed Response, Difficulty Level, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Responses, Test Format

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