A Meta-Analytic Review of Item Discrimination and Difficulty in Multiple-Choice Items Using "None-of-the-Above.".

Knowles, Susan L.; Welch, Cynthia A.

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Publication Date: 1992

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A Meta-Analytic Review of Item Discrimination and Difficulty in Multiple-Choice Items Using "None-of-the-Above."

Knowles, Susan L.; Welch, Cynthia A.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v52 n3 p571-77 Fall 1992

A meta-analysis of the difficulty and discrimination of the "none-of-the-above" (NOTA) test option was conducted with 12 articles (20 effect sizes) for difficulty and 7 studies (11 effect sizes) for discrimination. Findings indicate that using the NOTA option does not result in items of lesser quality. (SLD)

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Responses, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items

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