Title: Objective Evaluation of the Quality of Multiple-Choice Test Items Designed to Measure Comprehension of Reading Passages
Abstract: THE QUALITY OF READING COMPREHENSION test items may be determined, in part, by computing an index that indicates the extent to which correct answers to such items can be identified in the absence of the reading passages to which they refer. Data obtained in this study indicate that such an index can be determined with an adequate degree of reliability. The data also are used to illustrate how the strengths and weaknesses of particular items may be determined. Procedures that have been used to varying degrees in the past for producing reading comprehension items of high quality are discussed.
Publication Year: 1972
Publication Date: 1972-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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