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Estimating the Optimum Number of Options per Item Using an Incremental Option Paradigm.
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Trevisan, Michael S.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
The reliabilities of 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-choice tests were compared through an incremental-option model on a test taken by 154 high school seniors. Creating the test forms incrementally more closely approximates actual test construction. The nonsignificant differences among the option choices support the three-option item. (SLD)
Descriptors: Distractors (Tests), Estimation (Mathematics), High School Students, High Schools
The Effects of the Number of Options per Item and Student Ability on Test Validity and Reliability.
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Trevisan, Michael S.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1991
The reliability and validity of multiple-choice tests were computed as a function of the number of options per item and student ability for 435 parochial high school juniors, who were administered the Washington Pre-College Test Battery. Results suggest the efficacy of the three-option item. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Comparative Testing, Distractors (Tests), Grade Point Average