Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

INFLUENCE OF NUMBER OF ANSWER OPTIONS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN MULTIPLE CHOICE OBJECTIVE TESTS

Dr. Awai Daniel

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 This study centered on the influence of number of answer options on students achievement in multiple choice objective test in secondary schools in Bayelsa State. 20–item of multiple–choice objective test of 3, 4 and 5 answer options were designed by the researcher and administered on 150 students selected from 2 secondary schools in Bayelsa State from SS III. Two research questions and three hypotheses were formulated for the study. The research questions were answered using mean as the statistical technique while the three hypotheses were tested using two ways analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result of the findings revealed that students performed better when the answer options are fewer. It was also revealed that female students performed better than male students in Biology. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: that in the construction of multiple choice objective test, the answer options should be many, seminars and workshop should be organized for both teachers and students as to help increase students awareness on the importance of science education and for the teachers on the constructions of multiple choice questions as there is an increasing use of multiple choice objective tests in assessing the achievement of students in schools and other examining bodies.

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DR. AWAI DANIEL Influence of Number of Answer Options on Students¥ Achievement in Multiple Choice Objective Tests Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 10 October 2015

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