Abstract In this paper, we aim to account for the distribution and interpretation of a novel class free choice items in Romanian, which refer as additive (ADD-FCIs). We show that internal composition ADD-FCIs, well their distribution, differs from attested other paradigms discussed literature. Morphologically, ADD-FCIs are more complex variant regular universal FCIs, by virtue an additional mor...

We developed the Physics Inventory of Quantitative Literacy (PIQL) to assess students’ quantitative reasoning in introductory physics contexts. The PIQL includes several “multiple-choice-multiple-response” (MCMR) items (i.e., multiple-choice questions for which more than one response may be selected) as well traditional single-response items. In this paper, we discuss differences performance on...

This paper reviews the various multiple-choice formats used in testing foreign language vocabulary with special reference to the underlying constructs of vocabulary competence. While all formats are argued to categorically measure recognition of second language word meaning, they are claimed to differ with respect to whether they measure receptive recognition or productive recognition, followin...