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COMPARISON OF MULTIPLE‐CHOICE TESTS USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISTRACTOR SELECTION TECHNIQUES
Author(s) -
OWENS RICHARD E.,
HANNA GERALD S.,
COPPEDGE FLOYD L.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of educational measurement
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.917
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-3984
pISSN - 0022-0655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3984.1970.tb00700.x
Subject(s) - multiple choice , selection (genetic algorithm) , psychology , test (biology) , statistics , item analysis , mathematics , computer science , psychometrics , artificial intelligence , significant difference , paleontology , biology
3 multiple‐choice tests were developed from judgmental, frequency, and discrimination procedures of selecting item distractors. Scores on each of these tests were correlated with scores on a completion test of parallel numeric and algebraic content. Matched triads, with 558 students in each group, were used. No significant differences in validity were found among the tests.