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ERIC Number: EJ235398
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Effect of Technically Worded Options on Multiple-Choice Test Performance.
Strang, Harold R.
Journal of Educational Research, v73 n5 p262-65 May-Jun 1980
A question is raised as to how much emphasis should be placed on the use of technical terminology in lectures, reading assignments, and tests, particularly in introductory college courses, if all that is facilitated pertains to factual recall. (JD)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Factors, Technical Writing, Test Construction, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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