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Direct linkPapenberg, Martin; Musch, Jochen – Applied Measurement in Education, 2017
In multiple-choice tests, the quality of distractors may be more important than their number. We therefore examined the joint influence of distractor quality and quantity on test functioning by providing a sample of 5,793 participants with five parallel test sets consisting of items that differed in the number and quality of distractors.…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Test Validity, Test Reliability
