Does number of options in multiple choice tests affect item facility and discrimination? An examination of test-taker preferences

Multiple Choice tests are utilized widely in educational assessment because of their objectivity, ease of scoring, and reliability. This study aimed to compare IF and ID of MC vocabulary test items and attempted to find whether these indices are affected by the number of options. To this end, four 2...

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Main Authors: Karim Sadeghi, Ghazal Akhavan Masoumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tabriz 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning
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Online Access:https://elt.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_17266_03b9ddc7af43a4bff0d80f53342e4ba3.pdf