Distractor analysis of teacher-made multiple-choice test in Math 1B and Math 2B in UM Digos College

Abstract

This study aimed to perform distractor analysis on teacher made Math 2B MCQ test for the final examination test of UM Digos College. This descriptive study employed to UMDC students who were currently enrolled to MATH 2B course. Based on the findings of the study, the teacher-made test distractors in Math 2B final examination as described in compliance to guidelines, 46% id found to be no error. Moreover, based on the index of effectiveness/discrimination index, more than half of the distractors (53%) formulated are functioning. In the characterization of distractors, 68% is found to identical syntax in the syntactic homogeneity part. In the semantic homogeneity part, particularly in conformity type, 79% is found to be conformed type. Whereas in the named entity type, 69% is found to be identically named entity type. Consequently, most of the students believe that the distractors are homogeneous. In terms of the correct answer, most of it can be found in either choice c or d. The alternatives are free of grammatical errors. However, the alternatives were not logically ordered. Thus, this research recommends that since it was found that 46% of the distractors were not arranged in a logical order, it is recommended that the teachers of UM Digos College, particularly in Mathematics, should make their alternatives of MCQs in a logical order. Secondly, based on the correct options' inventory, 43% of the distributions were on option C, and based on FGD, most of the students believe that the answer is found in either C or D. It is recommended that the teacher should avoid pattern in the correct answer. Since it is important to evaluate and assess distractors' effectiveness, it is recommended that the teachers conduct distractor analysis as part of item analysis not only as compliance to accreditation requirements but as a standard operating procedure. Lastly, for future researchers, it is recommended to conduct the further study using the results presented, and this study must be applied to other subjects and standardized tests in DepEd.