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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
Todd, Amelia B. – 1983
An achievement test for the secondary school vocational electricity programs in South Carolina was constructed by a research coordinating unit (RCU) project. A trade and industrial supervisor and consultant, three electricity instructors, and four industry representatives comprised an advisory committee that participated in its development. Three…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Electricity, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests
