How Many Options is Enough for a Multiple-Choice Test Item?

Textbook writers often recommend four or five options per multiple-choice item, and most, if not all, testing programs in the United States also employ four or five options. Recent reviews of research on the desirable number of options for a multiple-choice test item reveal that three options may be...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Educational and psychological measurement 1993-12, Vol.53 (4), p.999-1010
Hauptverfasser:	Haladyna, Thomas M., Downing, Steven M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychometrics Psychometrics. Statistics. Methodology Tests Textbooks
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