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Peer reviewedBurton, Richard F. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2001
Describes four measures of test unreliability that quantify effects of question selection and guessing, both separately and together--three chosen for immediacy and one for greater mathematical elegance. Quantifies their dependence on test length and number of answer options per question. Concludes that many multiple choice tests are unreliable…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests
Direct linkFellenz, Martin R. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2004
This paper describes the multiple choice item development assignment (MCIDA) that was developed to support both content and higher level learning. The MCIDA involves students in higher level learning by requiring them to develop multiple choice items, write justifications for both correct and incorrect answer options and determine the highest…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Student Attitudes, Writing Ability
