Evaluating multiple-choice exams in large introductory physics courses

The reliability and validity of professionally written multiple-choice exams have been extensively studied for exams such as the SAT, graduate record examination, and the force concept inventory. Much of the success of these multiple-choice exams is attributed to the careful construction of each que...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Scott, Tim Stelzer, Gary Gladding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2006-07-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.2.020102