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ERIC Number: EJ193444
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Empirical Choice Weighting under "Guess" and "Do Not Guess" Directions.
Cross, Lawrence H.; Frary, Robert B.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v38 n3 p613-20 Fall 1978
The reliability and validity of multiple choice test scores resutling from empirical choice-weighting of alternatives was examined under two conditions: (1) examinees were told not to guess unless choices could be eliminated; and (2) examinees were told the total score would be the total number correct. Results favored the choice-weighting technique. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Response Style (Tests), Scoring, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Weighted Scores
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Choice Weight Scoring; Test Instructions