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Lahner, Felicitas-Maria; Lörwald, Andrea Carolin; Bauer, Daniel; Nouns, Zineb Miriam; Krebs, René; Guttormsen, Sissel; Fischer, Martin R.; Huwendiek, Sören – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2018
Multiple true-false (MTF) items are a widely used supplement to the commonly used single-best answer (Type A) multiple choice format. However, an optimal scoring algorithm for MTF items has not yet been established, as existing studies yielded conflicting results. Therefore, this study analyzes two questions: What is the optimal scoring algorithm…
Descriptors: Scoring Formulas, Scoring Rubrics, Objective Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Ebel, Robert L. – 1981
An alternate-choice test item is a simple declarative sentence, one portion of which is given with two different wordings. For example, "Foundations like Ford and Carnegie tend to be (1) eager (2) hesitant to support innovative solutions to educational problems." The examinee's task is to choose the alternative that makes the sentence…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Difficulty Level, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests

Allison, Donald E. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Reports that no significant difference in reliability appeared between a heterogeneous and a homogeneous form of the same general science matching-item test administered to 316 sixth-grade students but that scores on the heterogeneous form of the test were higher, independent of the examinee's sex or intelligence. (SB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Grade 6
Green, Kathy – 1978
Forty three-option multiple choice (MC) statements on a midterm examination were converted to 120 true-false (TF) statements, identical in content. Test forms (MC and TF) were randomly administered to 50 undergraduates, to investigate the validity and internal consistency reliability of the two forms. A Kuder-Richardson formula 20 reliability was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests

Harasym, P. H.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1980
Coded, as opposed to free response items, in a multiple choice physiology test had a cueing effect which raised students' scores, especially for lower achievers. Reliability of coded items was also lower. Item format and scoring method had an effect on test results. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Cues, Higher Education
Andrada, Gilbert N.; Linden, Kathryn W. – 1993
The psychometric properties of objective tests administered in two testing conditions were compared, using an experimental take-home testing condition and a traditional in-class testing condition. Subjects were 290 college students in a basic educational psychology course who took a test developed and tested the previous semester. Two equivalent…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Murchan, Damian P. – 1989
The reliability, content validity, and construct validity were compared for two test formats in a public examination used to assess a secondary school geography course. The 11-item geography portion of the Intermediate Certificate Examination (essay examination) was administered in June 1987 to 400 secondary school students in Ireland who also…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity, Content Validity

Jones, Allan – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Examines the increase in popularity of objective testing in the United Kingdom and addresses some of the accompanying academic issues. Reports on a case study of test production and implementation to illustrate issues of time costs and benefits. Discusses question styles, marking schemes, and the problem of guesswork. (MJP)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries