Reasons for Changing Answers: An Evaluation Using Personal Interviews.

Schwarz, Shirley P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ435188

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Reasons for Changing Answers: An Evaluation Using Personal Interviews.

Schwarz, Shirley P.; And Others

Journal of Educational Measurement, v28 n2 p163-71 Sum 1991

Interviews were conducted with 104 students in masters' level classes to determine their reasons for changing test answers. Subjects previously had been instructed in answer-changing strategies. Most changes were for thought out reasons; few were because of clerical errors. Reconsideration of test items is probably underestimated in answer-changing studies. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Graduate Students, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Interviews, Masters Programs, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Test Items, Test Wiseness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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