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Item Analysis: Improving Multiple Choice Tests

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Item Analysis: Improving Multiple Choice Tests

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    1. Item Analysis: Improving Multiple Choice Tests http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/

    2. This workshop has been designed to help you do three things.

    3. We give tests for 4 primary reasons.

    4. Multiple choice items are comprised of 4 basic components.

    23. A well-written item is characterized by: Only 1 ‘best’ option Plausible distracters Similar option lengths (key and distracters) A stem that is clear and positive A question format or a blank at the end of the stem Lack of options such as ‘All of the Above’ and ‘None of the Above’

    24. Provide only 1 ‘best’ option. Improved Item

    25. Create plausible distracters. Improved Item

    26. Construct options of similar length. Improved Item

    27. Write a stem that is clear and positive. Improved Item

    28. Use a question format or a blank at the end of the stem. Improved Item

    29. Avoid options such as ‘All of the Above’ and ‘None of the Above’. Improved Item

    30. Multiple course sections Student feedback Other item types

    31. Resources For an excellent resource on item analysis: http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ctl/assessment/iar/students/report/itemanalysis.php For a more extensive list of item-writing tips: http://testing.byu.edu/info/handbooks/Multiple-Choice%20Item%20Writing%20Guidelines%20-%20Haladyna%20and%20Downing.pdf http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~murdockj/teaching/MCQ_basic_tips.pdf For a discussion about writing higher-level multiple choice items: http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/procs/pdf/woodford.pdf

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