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From: kolb@handel.colostate.edu. (Denny Kolb)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: Multiple Choice Tests (was Student and Course Integrity)
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Date: 21 Jan 89 21:59:28 GMT
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In article <2394@cuuxb.ATT.COM> dlm@cuuxb.UUCP (Dennis L. Mumaugh) writes:
>
>I had a MC test for Engin 10 (Engineering Measurements) that was
>the worst test EVER!
>
  [... description of a sample problem....]
>
>In essense there was no way to "guess" as any answer you might
>provide was there, no way to eliminate wrong answers.

   So by your definition, a "good" multiple choice test is one on which
   3 out of 5 answers may be eliminated without working the problem? :-)

Regards,
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