Three Options Are Optimal for Multiple‐Choice Items: A Meta‐Analysis of 80 Years of Research
- 9 June 2005
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
- Vol. 24 (2), 3-13
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3992.2005.00006.x
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