On the Use of Combined Response Options in Multiple-Choice Items.

Gross, Leon J.

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ERIC Number: EJ265898

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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On the Use of Combined Response Options in Multiple-Choice Items.

Gross, Leon J.

Journal of Optometric Education, v7 n4 p22-23 Spr 1982

A critique of a variety of formats used in combined-response test items (those in which the respondent must choose the correct combination of options: a and b, all of the above, etc.) illustrates why this kind of testing is inherently flawed and should not be used in optometry examinations. (MSE)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Optometry, Standardized Tests, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Test Wiseness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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