ERIC Number: EJ1049507
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Nov
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Exploring a Three-Level Model of Calibration Accuracy
Schraw, Gregory; Kuch, Fred; Gutierrez, Antonio P.; Richmond, Aaron S.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v106 n4 p1192-1202 Nov 2014
We compared 5 different statistics (i.e., G index, gamma, "d'", sensitivity, specificity) used in the social sciences and medical diagnosis literatures to assess calibration accuracy in order to examine the relationship among them and to explore whether one statistic provided a best fitting general measure of accuracy. College undergraduates completed separate 15-item vocabulary, probability, and paper folding tests by answering a test item and indicating whether or not the item was answered correctly. We computed scores for each of the 5 calibration statistics using the same raw scores for each test and compared 3 theoretical models, including 1-, 2-, and 3-factor confirmatory factor analysis solutions. Results supported the 3-factor model over the 1-factor and 2-factor models with respect to goodness-of-fit indices and least number of estimated parameters. The 3-factor solution was consistent with the hypothesis that the 5 individual calibration scores are related to 2 different types of 2nd-order processes (i.e., accuracy of judgments about correct and incorrect performance), as measured by sensitivity and specificity that are subsumed under a general 3rd-order discrimination process as measured by d'. Implications for a theory of calibration accuracy and measurement practice were discussed.
Descriptors: Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Accuracy, Undergraduate Students, Vocabulary, Probability, Manipulative Materials, Scores, Raw Scores, Models, Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Hypothesis Testing, Metacognition, Knowledge Level, Computation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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