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Peer reviewedWilcox, Rand R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1983
A latent class model for handling the items in Birenbaum and Tatsuoka's study is described. A method to derive the optimal scoring rule when multiple choice test items are used is illustrated. Remedial training begins after a determination is made as to which of several erroneous algorithms is being used. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algorithms, Diagnostic Tests, Latent Trait Theory
Peer reviewedWilcox, Rand R.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
The second response conditional probability model of decision-making strategies used by examinees answering multiple choice test items was revised. Increasing the number of distractors or providing distractors giving examinees (N=106) the option to follow the model improved results and gave a good fit to data for 29 of 30 items. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Decision Making, Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests
