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  • Educational Measurement
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Assessment Design

Background:

  • Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are objective tools for assessing cognitive skills.
  • Determining optimal examination timing is crucial for fair and effective assessment.
  • Existing methods for time allocation may not fully account for item complexity and student-specific factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To formulate an equation for estimating the ideal timing of MCQ examinations.
  • To develop a model for predicting examination duration based on item characteristics and student performance.
  • To enhance the objectivity and efficiency of MCQ test administration.

Main Methods:

  • A bespoke computer program was developed to track student examination pace, including processing of questions with images or videos.
  • Regression analysis was performed on data from 1035 non-native English speakers to determine factors influencing MCQ completion speed.
  • Student reading rates were analyzed in relation to item difficulty (easy, intermediate, difficult).

Main Results:

  • The average reading rate across all examinees was 62.38 words/min.
  • Reading rates significantly decreased for difficult items (50.65 words/min) compared to easy (82.29 words/min) and intermediate (60.56 words/min) items (p<0.001).
  • A regression equation was derived: 33.92 + 1.93(%tables/figures) + 0.14(%recall) - 0.37(%application) predicted option selection speed (r²=0.45, p<0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Decisions on examination timing should not rely solely on reading time or general time allocation.
  • Examination administrators should prioritize developing a well-defined taxonomy of question types.
  • A structured approach, informed by item characteristics and student performance data, is essential for accurate MCQ examination duration estimation.