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Table 11 Numbers of individual performing or discriminating options

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

 

3-option test

4-option test

5-option test

Structure experimental

Performing

Neg. Rpbis

Performing

Neg. Rpbis

Performing

Neg. Rpbis

1st and 2nd options in all 3 tests (62)

27

38

18

23

20

20

3rd option in 4/5-option test (31)

n/a

n/a

6

10

6

7

4th options in 5-option test (31)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3

2

All distractors (124)

27

38

24

33

29

29

Reading experimental

      

1st and 2nd Options in all 3 tests (16)

10

9

4

5

3

2

3rd option in 4/5-option test (8)

n/a

n/a

2

1

1

1

4th options in 5-option test (8)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

3

3

All distractors (32)

10

9

6

6

7

6

Control items combined (36): Total

14

14

6

11

7

14

  1. n/a: not applicable.