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ERIC Number: EJ226689
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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A Comparison of Three Methods of Scoring True-False Tests.
Hsu, Louis M.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n4 p785-90 Win 1979
Though the Paired-Item-Score (Eakin and Long) (EJ 174 780) method of scoring true-false tests has certain advantages over the traditional scoring methods (percentage right and right minus wrong), these advantages are attained at the cost of a larger risk of misranking the examinees. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Guessing (Tests), Objective Tests, Probability, Scoring, Scoring Formulas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Paired Item Scores Method; Ranking Errors; True False Tests