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A Note on Allocating Items to Subtests in Multiple Matrix Sampling and Approximating Standard Errors of Estimate with the Jackknife.
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Shoemaker, David M. – 1972
Investigated empirically through post mortem item-examinee sampling were the relative merits of two alternative procedures for allocating items to subtests in multiple matrix sampling and the feasibility of using the jackknife in approximating standard errors of estimate. The results indicate clearly that a partially balanced incomplete block…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Item Sampling, Matrices
Violating Conventional Wisdom in Multiple Choice Test Construction
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Taylor, Annette Kujawski – College Student Journal, 2005
This research examined 2 elements of multiple-choice test construction, balancing the key and optimal number of options. In Experiment 1 the 3 conditions included a balanced key, overrepresentation of a and b responses, and overrepresentation of c and d responses. The results showed that error-patterns were independent of the key, reflecting…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Test Items, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction