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ERIC Number: EJ480246
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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Multiple-Choice Exams: How Well Do We Know the Result?
Higbie, Jack
Physics Teacher, v31 n7 p426-27 Oct 1993
Presents a discussion of trying to best account for the variation resulting from guessing on a multiple-choice exam. A mathematical process is given to determine the amount of variance that could be added or subtracted from a student's score to account for guessing. Examples are provided. (MVL)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Tests
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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