At 07:06 AM 11/6/00 -0800, Diana Kyle wrote:
>E's = gain of points. It is possible
>ETS structures answers to use each letter the same number of times? If so,
>then consistent letter guessing
>is not an issue. If not, then the probability of one letter being used
>more frequently in answers is
>important. How many of us create exams with equal use of all answer
>letters?
When I use multiple choice items, I do try to balance the letters. BUT,
this means balanced over the entire test. So, it is possible that on any
subset of 5 items the alternatives would not be evenly distributed.
- Marc
G. Marc Turner, MEd
Lecturer & Head of Computer Operations
Department of Psychology
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666
phone: (512)245-2526
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
