A Comparison of Two Multiple-Choice Test Formats for Assessing English Structure Competence  

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Jing-Mei, Chung

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Foreign Language Annals (Full Text; di PROQUEST 2004 - terbaru) vol. 30 no. 1 (1997), page 111-123.
Fulltext: 30_01_Jing-mei.pdf (666.73KB)

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This study uses analysis techniques to compare two multiple-choice test formats, referred to here as Form A Form B, for assesing student competence in English structure in terms of means scores, item difficult, and item discrimination. Data for this analysis are derived from test answer sheets completed by 239 students, which included 144 college students and 95 senipr high school students. Form A is composed 0f 20 "score finger" test items, which are randomly selected from previous TOEFL papers, and is an error-detection task. The 20 test items on Form B, which are exactly the same senteces as those on Form A, are tradiotional multiple-choice items. The results of the study show that the mean score of Form B is significantly higher than that From A. It means that Form B is much easier than Form A for the subjects of the study. It is therefore suggested that Form B may be more suitable for younger or lower-level students so as to inspire confidence in students, while Form A may be more appropriate for higher-level students to train their error detection skills in grammar. Examinations of individual items reveal that difficulty and discrimination aspects are item-specific rather than format-dependent, and items with moderate difficulty indicates tend to have better discrimination power.

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