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Frisbie, David A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, High School Students, Multiple Choice Tests
Crocker, Linda; Benson, Jeri – 1977
The initial study was based on responses of 103 examinees on an objective classroom test. Results indicated that response changes increased item difficulties as well as biserial and point biserial correlations. Test reliability was not decreased. This implies that not all students benefit from changing initial responses. The personal biserial…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Difficulty Level, Graduate Students
Maihoff, N. A.; Mehrens, Wm. A. – 1985
A comparison is presented of alternate-choice and true-false item forms used in an undergraduate natural science course. The alternate-choice item is a modified two-choice multiple-choice item in which the two responses are included within the question stem. This study (1) compared the difficulty level, discrimination level, reliability, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing