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Multiple-choice Science Items

Multiple-Choice Science Items is a type of assessment instrument in science education that consists of a stem presenting a scientific problem or scenario followed by a set of discrete, predefined response options, among which only one is correct, designed to measure students’ cognitive understanding, conceptual knowledge, or application of science content within a summative evaluation context.

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4.7K

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227

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2017–2026

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The Influence of Teachers’ Knowledge on Student Learning in Middle School Physical Science Classrooms

Philip M. Sadler, Gerhard Sonnert, Harold P. Coyle et al. · American Educational Research Journal · 2013 · 393 citations

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Visual attention for solving multiple-choice science problem: An eye-tracking analysis

Meng‐Jung Tsai, Huei‐Tse Hou, Meng-Lung Lai et al. · Computers & Education · 2011 · 307 citations

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ASSESSING STATISTICAL REASONING

Joan Garfield · Statistics Education Research Journal · 2003 · 219 citations · Full text

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Psychometric models of student conceptions in science: Reconciling qualitative studies and distractor-driven assessment instruments

Philip M. Sadler · Journal of Research in Science Teaching · 1998 · 212 citations · Full text

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Designing for Knowledge Integration: The Impact of Instructional Time

Douglas B. Clark, Marcia C. Linn · Journal of the Learning Sciences · 2003 · 157 citations

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Authors

227

  1. PM
    Philip M. Sadler

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    4 publications · 646 citations

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  2. AS
    Ann S. Rosebery

    Boston University, United States

    4 publications · 117 citations

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  3. TN
    Tracy Noble

    Health Education England, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 117 citations

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  4. KN
    Knut Neumann

    Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Germany

    3 publications · 132 citations

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  5. BW
    Beth Warren

    Boston University, United States

    3 publications · 104 citations

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Institutions

113

  1. Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education

    Kiel, Germany

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    555 citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    558 citations

  4. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    519 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    312 citations

  7. National University of Malaysia

    Bangi, Malaysia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    259 citations

  8. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    93 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Research in Science Teaching

    JRST · 7 publications · 502 citations

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  2. International Journal of Science Education

    IJSE · 5 publications · 212 citations

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  3. Applied Measurement in Education

    5 publications · 557 citations

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  4. Journal of Chemical Education

    4 publications · 211 citations

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  5. Journal of Educational Measurement

    4 publications · 228 citations

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