Nothing in a test item should prevent an informed student from answering correctly.
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Ques. 2The more alternatives that are included in an item, the less chance that the student will guess
correctly.
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Ques. 3The split-half method provides a measure of
a. equivalence
b. internal consistency
c. stability
d. stability and equivalence
Ques. 4A limitation of multiple-choice items is that they can only measure simple learning outcomes.
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Ques. 5Lack of plausible, but incorrect alternatives should cause the test author to consider changing the
test item from a multiple choice to a true-false item.
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Ques. 6The highest level of the revised Bloom's taxonomy is
a. analysis
b. application
c. remembering
d. creating
Ques. 7It is a good strategy to include answers to earlier items that help students answer subsequent items.
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Ques. 8To increase the plausibility of distractors, make certain the distractors are
a. grammatically consistent with the stem
b. dissimilar to the correct answer
c. stated in positive form
d. correct or clearly best
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