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Table 7 AENO values of items in the three multiple choice tests

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

Structure items

Item

3-option

4-option

5-option

Item

3-option

4-option

5-option

1

2.472

2.411

2.544

29

2.417

3.553

4.674

2

2.585

2.790

3.989

30

2.896

3.759

4.417

4

1.896

2.467

2.640

31

2.472

2.891

3.726

5

2.567

3.431

3.158

32

2.561

3.271

4.076

7

2.923

3.468

4.238

34

2.806

3.455

4.382

8

1.709

1.597

1.958

35

2.788

3.147

3.424

10

2.759

2.915

3.459

37

2.945

3.377

3.604

11

2.916

3.870

4.106

38

2.360

3.492

3.598

13

2.812

3.823

3.198

39

2.317

2.731

2.996

14

2.555

2.578

3.563

40

2.575

2.648

4.271

15

1.857

2.633

2.672

    

16

1.954

2.582

2.838

Reading items

17

1.904

2.416

2.516

Item

3-option

4-option

5-option

18

2.479

2.603

2.077

41

2.608

3.045

3.515

19

2.264

2.922

3.500

43

2.855

2.814

3.479

21

2.073

2.845

2.940

45

2.719

3.441

4.183

22

2.690

3.806

4.763

46

2.999

3.764

4.712

23

2.059

2.923

4.554

48

1.383

1.095

1.713

25

2.048

3.307

3.218

49

2.944

3.341

4.388

26

2.689

2.931

3.697

50

2.156

2.496

2.667

28

2.392

3.396

3.429

51

2.418

3.317

3.311

Structure section

Reading section

Mean

2.44

3.03

3.49

Mean

2.51

2.91

3.50

S. Dev.

0.36

0.52

0.75

S. Dev.

0.54

0.83

0.97