NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ077182
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
"Verbal Overload" and Achievement Tests: A Replication
Livingston, Samuel A.
American Educational Research Journal, 10, 2, 155-62, Spr 73
Study of language used in multiple choice test showed that verbal complexity of questions had little or no effect on their actual difficulty; if a student knows the content, he can also read well enough to understand the test item. (SP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Factors, Reading Ability, Test Bias
Publication Type: N/A
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: N/A