Approaches to data analysis of multiple-choice questions

This paper introduces five commonly used approaches to analyzing multiple-choice test data. They are classical test theory, factor analysis, cluster analysis, item response theory, and model analysis. Brief descriptions of the goals and algorithms of these approaches are provided, together with exam...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lin Ding, Robert Beichner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2009-09-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.5.020103