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Direct linkBurton, Richard F. – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 2005
Examiners seeking guidance on multiple-choice and true/false tests are likely to encounter various faulty or questionable ideas. Twelve of these are discussed in detail, having to do mainly with the effects on test reliability of test length, guessing and scoring method (i.e. number-right scoring or negative marking). Some misunderstandings could…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Test Reliability
