chapter 8

Question 1

the problem presented in a multiple choice item should be clear after reading the

Answer 1

item stem

Question 2

a distracter in a mc item refers to

Answer 2

any incorrect alternative

Question 3

an incorrect alternative can be made more plausible by

Answer 3

using the students common errors

Question 4

one advantage of mc items over true false items is that they reduce the

Answer 4

influence of guessing on the score