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For the field of education, being able to generate semantically correct and educationally relevant multiple choice questions (MCQs) could have a large impact. While question generation itself is an active research topic, generating…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-10-20 Jeroen Offerijns , Suzan Verberne , Tessa Verhoef

In this paper, we tackle the task of distractor generation (DG) for multiple-choice questions. Our study introduces two key designs. First, we propose \textit{retrieval augmented pretraining}, which involves refining the language model…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-21 Han-Cheng Yu , Yu-An Shih , Kin-Man Law , Kai-Yu Hsieh , Yu-Chen Cheng , Hsin-Chih Ho , Zih-An Lin , Wen-Chuan Hsu , Yao-Chung Fan

High-quality distractors are crucial to both the assessment and pedagogical value of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), where manually crafting ones that anticipate knowledge deficiencies or misconceptions among real students is difficult.…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Nigel Fernandez , Alexander Scarlatos , Wanyong Feng , Simon Woodhead , Andrew Lan

The distractor generation task focuses on generating incorrect but plausible options for objective questions such as fill-in-the-blank and multiple-choice questions. This task is widely utilized in educational settings across various…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Elaf Alhazmi , Quan Z. Sheng , Wei Emma Zhang , Munazza Zaib , Ahoud Alhazmi

An important part when constructing multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for reading comprehension assessment are the distractors, the incorrect but preferably plausible answer options. In this paper, we present a new BERT-based method for…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-08-10 Dmytro Kalpakchi , Johan Boye

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are commonly used across all levels of math education since they can be deployed and graded at a large scale. A critical component of MCQs is the distractors, i.e., incorrect answers crafted to reflect…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Alexander Scarlatos , Wanyong Feng , Digory Smith , Simon Woodhead , Andrew Lan

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are ubiquitous in almost all levels of education since they are easy to administer, grade, and are a reliable form of assessment. An important aspect of MCQs is the distractors, i.e., incorrect options that…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-01-12 Hunter McNichols , Wanyong Feng , Jaewook Lee , Alexander Scarlatos , Digory Smith , Simon Woodhead , Andrew Lan

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are an efficient and common way to assess reading comprehension (RC). Every MCQ needs a set of distractor answers that are incorrect, but plausible enough to test student knowledge. Distractor generation…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-04-12 Bilal Ghanem , Alona Fyshe

Within the context of reading comprehension, the task of Distractor Generation (DG) aims to generate several incorrect options to confuse readers. Traditional supervised methods for DG rely heavily on expensive human-annotated distractor…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Fanyi Qu , Hao Sun , Yunfang Wu

Distractor generation (DG) remains a labor-intensive task that still significantly depends on domain experts. The task focuses on generating plausible yet incorrect options, known as distractors, for multiple-choice questions. A reliable…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Elaf Alhazmi , Quan Z. Sheng , Wei Emma Zhang

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are ubiquitous in almost all levels of education since they are easy to administer, grade, and are a reliable format in assessments and practices. One of the most important aspects of MCQs is the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-04-19 Wanyong Feng , Jaewook Lee , Hunter McNichols , Alexander Scarlatos , Digory Smith , Simon Woodhead , Nancy Otero Ornelas , Andrew Lan

To assess the knowledge proficiency of a learner, multiple choice question is an efficient and widespread form in standard tests. However, the composition of the multiple choice question, especially the construction of distractors is quite…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Zhaopeng Qiu , Xian Wu , Wei Fan

Multiple-choice VQA has drawn increasing attention from researchers and end-users recently. As the demand for automatically constructing large-scale multiple-choice VQA data grows, we introduce a novel task called textual Distractors…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-20 Jiaying Lu , Xin Ye , Yi Ren , Yezhou Yang

Multiple-choice cloze questions are commonly used to assess linguistic proficiency and comprehension. However, generating high-quality distractors remains challenging, as existing methods often lack adaptability and control over difficulty…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Seokhoon Kang , Yejin Jeon , Seonjeong Hwang , Gary Geunbae Lee

Recent advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP) have impacted numerous sub-fields such as natural language generation, natural language inference, question answering, and more. However, in the field of question generation, the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-09-30 Devrim Cavusoglu , Secil Sen , Ulas Sert

When evaluating a learner's knowledge proficiency, the multiple-choice question is an efficient and widely used format in standardized tests. Nevertheless, generating these questions, particularly plausible distractors (incorrect options),…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Runfeng Lin , Dacheng Xu , Huijiang Wang , Zebiao Chen , Yating Wang , Shouqiang Liu

Distractors-incorrect yet plausible answer choices in multiple-choice questions (MCQs)-are vital in educational assessments, as they help identify student misconceptions by presenting potential reasoning errors. Current distractor…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Tao Wu , Jingyuan Chen , Wang Lin , Jian Zhan , Mengze Li , Fangzhou Jin , Min Zhang , Kun Kuang , Fei Wu

In designing multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in education, creating plausible distractors is crucial for identifying students' misconceptions and gaps in knowledge and accurately assessing their understanding. However, prior studies on…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Yooseop Lee , Suin Kim , Yohan Jo

Evaluating generative models with open-ended generation is challenging due to inconsistencies in response formats. Multiple-choice (MC) evaluation mitigates this issue, but generating high-quality distractors is time-consuming and…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Grace Byun , Jinho D. Choi

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are widely used in digital learning systems, as they allow for automating the assessment process. However, due to the increased digital literacy of students and the advent of social media platforms, MCQ…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-12-14 Semere Kiros Bitew , Amir Hadifar , Lucas Sterckx , Johannes Deleu , Chris Develder , Thomas Demeester
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