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Download full textHaladyna, Thomas M.; Downing, Steven M. – 1985
In this paper 45 item-writing rules for multiple-choice tests presented in textbooks on educational measurement in a previous study are identified. The current study presents a quantitative review of the literature with respect to the empirical and theoretical evaluation of these principles of item-writing. Fifty-six studies that addressed at…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests
