The features of plausible but incorrect options: distractor plausibility in synonym-based vocabulary tests

Ludewig, Ulrich; Schwerter, Jakob; McElvany, Nele

The features of plausible but incorrect options: distractor plausibility in synonym-based vocabulary tests

dc.contributor.author	Ludewig, Ulrich
dc.contributor.author	Schwerter, Jakob
dc.contributor.author	McElvany, Nele
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-28T08:23:26Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-28T08:23:26Z
dc.date.issued	2023-04-06
dc.description.abstract	A better understanding of how distractor features influence the plausibility of distractors is essential for an efficient multiple-choice (MC) item construction in educational assessment. The plausibility of distractors has a major influence on the psychometric characteristics of MC items. Our analysis utilizes the nominal categories model to investigate German fourth graders' (N = 924) selection of response options in a German MC Vocabulary test. We used principles from cognitive psychology to identify relevant option features capturing the option’s potential to distract students from the correct answer. The results show that only a few option characteristics explain option choice behavior to a large extent. Options with distracting features (i.e., semantic relatedness and orthographic similarity) increase the item difficulty and discrimination, whereas distractors that are less synonym than the attractor decrease item discrimination. Implications for test score interpretations and item construction guidelines are highlighted.	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2003/42562
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-24398
dc.language.iso	en	de
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of psychoeducational assessment;41(7)
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	de
dc.subject	elementary school	de
dc.subject	language and literacy	de
dc.subject	item response theory	de
dc.subject	validity	de
dc.subject.ddc	370
dc.subject.rswk	Grundschule	de
dc.subject.rswk	Sprache	de
dc.subject.rswk	Validität	de
dc.title	The features of plausible but incorrect options: distractor plausibility in synonym-based vocabulary tests	de
dc.type	Text	de
dc.type.publicationtype	ResearchArticle	de
dcterms.accessRights	open access
eldorado.secondarypublication	true	de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitation	Ludewig, U., Schwerter, J., & McElvany, N. (2023). The Features of Plausible but Incorrect Options: Distractor Plausibility in Synonym-Based Vocabulary Tests. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 41(7), 711-731. https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231167892	de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifier	https://doi.org/10.1177/07342829231167892	de

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