Distractor Analysis in Educational Assessment
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What does a high-efficiency value of a distractor indicate?

  • The distractor is not a good measure of student performance.
  • The distractor is very effective in distracting students from the correct answer.
  • The distractor is not chosen by many students who do not know the correct answer.
  • The distractor is chosen by many students who do not know the correct answer. (correct)

What does the discrimination index measure?

  • How well an item discriminates between high- and low-performing students. (correct)
  • The proportion of students who answered an item correctly.
  • The effectiveness of a distractor in distracting students.
  • The difficulty of an item for high-scoring students.

What is the formula for calculating the discrimination index?

  • D = (P_high + P_low)
  • D = (P_low - P_high)
  • D = (P_high - P_low) (correct)
  • D = (P_high / P_low)

What does a positive discrimination index value indicate?

<p>Good discrimination between high- and low-performing students. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of analyzing distractors in assessment design?

<p>To evaluate the effectiveness of assessment items in measuring student performance. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of distractor analysis in educational assessment?

<p>To evaluate the effectiveness of distractors in discriminating between students of varying ability levels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in the distractor analysis process?

<p>Reviewing student responses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is distractor efficiency calculated by?

<p>The number of students who select a particular distractor divided by the total number of students who answer the question incorrectly (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of using distractor analysis in educational assessment?

<p>It improves student learning outcomes by informing item selection and curriculum development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of reviewing student responses in distractor analysis?

<p>To collect data on how students respond to each multiple-choice question (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of using distractor analysis in educational assessment?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of distractor analysis in test development?

<p>To identify poor distractors and improve assessment quality (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an effective distractor in a multiple-choice question?

<p>An option that is plausible to students who misunderstand the concept (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are distractors with high-efficiency values considered ineffective?

<p>Because they are chosen by many students who do not know the correct answer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for measuring a distractor's effectiveness?

<p>Distractor Efficiency = (Number of students who chose the distractor) / (Total number of students) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of conducting distractor analysis?

<p>To improve the quality of assessments (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of distractors may need to be revised or replaced?

<p>Distractors with high-efficiency values (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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