Question

5.What was the main study design the authors were using and who was the sample and population in the article by mark smith can multiple choice items tap historically thinking process

Answer 1

• This particular research studies cognitive validity by indicating whether multiple choice items from the NAEP elicited the historical thinking processes they were designed to measure.
• The subjects for this study included 27 high school students.
• The items indicated 3 responses including factual recall,read comprehension and test-taking strategies.
• The findings indicated that often the items made students use factual recall more but they werent considered to be actual indicators of their knowledge.