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Table 10 Performing sets of distractors

From: The number of options in multiple choice items in language tests: does it make any difference? Evidence from Thailand

Number and mean per item

 

Structure items (31)

Reading items (8)

3-option test

4-option test

5-option test

3-option test

4-option test

5-option test

Number of performing sets

24

20

22

6

6

6

Mean performing sets per item

0.77

0.65

0.71

0.75

0.75

0.75

Correlation coefficients between distribution of performing distractor sets

 

3/4-option

3/5-option

4/5-option

Structure section

0.244

0.164

0.268

Reading section

0.333

−0.333

−0.333