TY - JOUR
AU - Schlesinger, I.M.
AB - EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUMMMT 1967, 569-580. 27, SYSTEMATIC CONSTRUCTION OF DISTRACTORS FOR ABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT TEST ITEMS 1 LOUIS GUTTMAN AND I. M. SCHLESINGER The Israel Institute of Social Research and Applied The Hebrew Jerusalem University, to the definition and DISTRACTORS, according given by English &dquo;are to be attractive ... to the English (1958), designed respond- ent who does not know the correct answer.&dquo; the correct Keeping answer is the function of dis- company usually regarded only and sufficient attraction is deemed sufficient tractors, qualification for a are con- distractor. distractors being good Hence, usually structed on the basis of intuition as to what answer initially might be or else answers from tests which are attractive, by gleaning first in form. it will be presented open-ended argued By contrast, here that distractors can be constructed in a fashion systematic on an a which at least three desirable fea- priori basis, provides tures not less possessed by systematic approaches: 1. Successful of relative difficulties of dis- prediction empirical tractors, 2. Reduction of variation in test results due to undesired factors, 3. of differential of on the of Possibility scorings subjects types which answers to are attracted. wrong they enable These 
TI - Systematic Construction of Distractors for Ability and Achievement Test Items
JF - Educational and Psychological Measurement
DO - 10.1177/001316446702700301
DA - 1967-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/systematic-construction-of-distractors-for-ability-and-achievement-8fZlcdDJWy
SP - 569
EP - 580
VL - 27
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -