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ERIC Number: EJ284902
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Aug
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Alternate Test Forms as a Means of Reducing Multiple-Choice Answer Copying in the Classroom.
Houston, John P.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v75 n4 p572-75 Aug 1983
Using an index of answer copying developed by Houston, it was found that rearranged questions alone did not reduce answer copying, whereas rearrangement of both questions and answers effectively eliminated detectable cheating. (Author)
Descriptors: Cheating, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Answer Copying; Test Forms