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Willingness to Answer Multiple-Choice Questions as Manifested Both in Genuine and in Nonsense Items.
Peer reviewedFrary, Robert B.; Hutchinson, T.P. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 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
Cross, Lawrence H.; Frary, Robert B. – 1976
It has been demonstrated that corrected-for-guessing scores will be superior to number-right scores in providing estimates of examinee standing on the trait measured by a multiple-choice test, if it can be assumed that examinees can and will comply with the appropriate directions. The purpose of the present study was to test the validity of that…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Guessing (Tests), Individual Characteristics, Multiple Choice Tests
