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Peer reviewedFrary, Robert B. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1989
Multiple-choice response and scoring methods that attempt to determine an examinee's degree of knowledge about each item in order to produce a total test score are reviewed. There is apparently little advantage to such schemes; however, they may have secondary benefits such as providing feedback to enhance learning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring, Scoring Formulas
