A FRAMEWORK FOR STUDYING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MULTIPLE-CHOICE AND FREE-RESPONSE TEST ITEMS
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عنوان ژورنال: ETS Research Report Series
سال: 1991
ISSN: 2330-8516
DOI: 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1991.tb01403.x