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Is it Time to Drop Option D? Considerations for Choosing the Three-Option Multiple Choice Item

June 29, 2017  | By  | 

Four-option multiple choice items are the most common item type used for credentialing exams.  These item types are chosen by... View Article




Audio – Why, When, and How to Use This Item Type

December 16, 2016  | By  | 

Overview In a typical Audio (AU) item a sound file is included within the stem of a multiple choice item,... View Article




Multiple Choice Items – Can You Guess for Success?

September 23, 2016  | By  | 

Co-authored by Joy Matthews-López and David Cox One of the most common criticisms of the standard multiple-choice (MC) item format... View Article




Know Your Certification Program’s Risks and Vulnerabilities

September 14, 2016  | By  | 

It all starts so innocently.  You want to develop a certification program to do something good—elevate the status of your... View Article




The Short Answer – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type

July 19, 2016  | By  | 

Overview The Short Answer (SA) is a constructed response item type in which the examinee types a short response. Like... View Article