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A Method for Increasing the Reliability of a Short Multiple-Choice Test

Ronald C. Serlin

University of California, Berkeley

Henry F. Kaiser

University of California, Berkeley

When multiple-choice tests are scored in the usual manner, giving each correct answer one point, information concerning response patterns is lost. A method for utilizing this information is suggested that weights each alternative, including no response, on the test to yield maximum coefficient alpha (generalized Kuder-Richardson formula 20). An example is presented, and the suggested method of scoring is compared with two conventional methods of scoring for this example.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 38, No. 2, 337-340 (1978)
DOI: 10.1177/001316447803800214
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