Effect of Number of Alternatives and Scoring Instructions on Examinees' Reactions to Multiple-Choice Tests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664150 |
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| Authors | Carrie Wherry Waters (Ohio University, corresponding author), L K Waters (Ohio University) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1229-1230 |
| Publication date | 1971-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1971.29.3f.1229 |
| OpenAlex | W2005763210 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Reactions of examinees to 2 scoring instructions were evaluated for 2-, 3-, and 5-alternative multiple-choice items. Examinees were more favorable toward the “reward for omitted items” than the “penalty for wrongs” instructions across all numbers of item alternatives
Multiple choice · Statistics · Test (biology · Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques · Mathematics · Optimal Experimental Design Methods · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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