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ERIC Number: EJ322933
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Optimal Number of Options: An Investigation of the Assumption of Proportionality.
Budescu, David V.; Nevo, Baruch
Journal of Educational Measurement, v22 n3 p183-96 Fall 1985
The proportionality model assumes that total testing time is proportional to the number of test items and the number of options per multiple choice test item. This assumption was examined, using test items having from two to five options. The model was not supported. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Response Style (Tests), Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Test Length, Test Theory, Timed Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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