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A Comparison Between Right and Wrong Answers on a Multiple Choice Test

University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario

Alvin G. Isbister

Red Deer College Red Deer, Alberta

A test was developed so that right and wrong answer subtests could be compared. A clear pattern emerged which supported the a priori construct validity assumptions. The results were sufficiently conclusive to apparently refute the assumption often made or implied that "wrong answers contain no achievement information not included in the right answers or subtests thereof."

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 34, No. 3, 499-509 (1974)
DOI: 10.1177/001316447403400303


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