The optimal number of options for multiple-choice questions on high-stakes tests: application of a revised index for detecting nonfunctional distractors-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The optimal number of options for multiple-choice questions on high-stakes tests: application of a revised index for detecting nonfunctional distractors

Published:2018-10-25 Issue:1 Volume:24 Page:141-150
ISSN:1382-4996
Container-title:Advances in Health Sciences Education
language:en
Short-container-title:Adv in Health Sci Educ

Author:

Raymond Mark R.,Stevens Craig,Bucak S. Deniz

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Education,General Medicine

Link

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10459-018-9855-9/fulltext.html

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