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ERIC Number: EJ272086
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Willingness to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions as Manifested Both in Genuine and in Nonsense Items.
Frary, Robert B.; Hutchinson, T.P.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v42 n3 p815-21 Fall 1982
Alternate versions of Hutchinson's theory were compared, and one which implies the existence of partial knowledge was found to be better than one which implies that an appropriate measure of ability is obtained by applying the conventional correction for guessing. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Latent Trait Theory, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring Formulas, Statistical Analysis, Test Interpretation, Test Items, Testing Problems, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Correction for Guessing; Nonsense Items; Partial Knowledge