IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 10 NO. 2 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v10.no2.2024.pg202.207

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Analyses of the Efficiency, Effectiveness and Functioning of Distractors in 2022/2023 Examination of Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria

Garba Alhaji Muhammad, Abdullahi Uthman Imam, Abdullahi Usman, Abubakar Usman

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Abstract

The study focused on providing a detailed analysis with respect to distractors of a thirty multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) of GST 221: History and Philosophy of Science. The test measured 300 level undergraduate students’ achievement in some specific areas they were taught. After the distractor analysis in respect of functioning, effectiveness and efficiency, it was found that 87 and 98 out of the 120 distractors were found to be functioning and effective respectively. Furthermore, 51.67% was obtained as the mean distractor efficiency and was considered acceptable. In view of the findings it was concluded that majority of distractors analysed in the study were highly functional, effective and efficient. Therefore, recommends among others that distractors having high distraction efficiency should be incorporated into future tests while those flagged to be faulty be revised or replaced

keywords:

Distractors, analysis, efficiency, effectiveness and functioning

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