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ERIC Number: EJ224616
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Effect of Misinformation, Partial Information, and Guessing on Expected Multiple-Choice Test Item Scores.
Frary, Robert B.
Applied Psychological Measurement, v4 n1 p79-90 Win 1980
Six scoring methods for assigning weights to right or wrong responses according to various instructions given to test takers are analyzed with respect to expected change scores and the effect of various levels of information and misinformation. Three of the methods provide feedback to the test taker. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Knowledge Level, Multiple Choice Tests, Scores, Scoring, Scoring Formulas, Test Validity, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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