Hi Laura,
I've experienced a similar problems when I wanted to make the final
choice "all of the above". Perhaps you could order some custom forms
from Epstein. I noticed this on their web page: *
Custom IF-AT Forms: *EEE can build forms around an existing set of
questions and can also print forms with your school or company name &
logo [view sample]. Pricing for customized orders is determined at the
time of sale. Please contact us
<http://www.epsteineducation.com/home/contact.aspx> to discuss ordering
customized forms and licensing arrangements.
Hope this helps.
Christine
On 2011/05/12 5:42, Laura Chihara wrote:
> I noticed something unusual in a couple of the
> IRAT answer cards made by Epstein Learning and am
> interested in this group's reaction to this:
>
> 1. In one card, the distribution of correct answers is
> A-5, B-8, C-14, D-9, E-14
>
> 2. In another card, a consecutive string of answers is:
> A E A C A D A D A D A E A C
>
> In particular, card 2 strikes me as problematic: I think
> students tend to fret when they start seeing patterns. Plus,
> it's hard to write questions where A is the correct choice
> every other time. For example, I often ask questions
> followed by, say, three statements (I, II, III)
> and then have students choose A. I; B. II; C. I and III;
> D. I and II; E. all the above.
>
> In the case of card 1, where E is often "None of the Above,"
> I would have to start putting this option in another
> location, which strikes me as rather contrived.
>
> I emailed Epstein Learning about this and they said the answers
> are generated randomly. As a statistician, I have no reason to
> doubt this statement. But a random sequence of the 5 letters doesn't
> necessarily mean it's an optimal sequence of answers for a multiple
> choice test.
>
> --Laura
>
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