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Peer reviewedAbu-Sayf, F. K. – Educational Review, 1979
The purpose of this article is to discuss some recent developments in the scoring of multiple-choice items from two angles. The first consists of the recent developments in the test instructions of the conventional scoring procedures, and the second consists of a discussion of new scoring methods and formulas. (Author)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Measurement Objectives, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedRippey, Robert M.; Smith, Susan – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1979
Medical and dental students were administered two short confidence-scored tests on cellular and molecular biology. Increases in test reliability and predictive validity were found when test scores were adjusted for realism, but were not statistically significant. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Dental Schools, Higher Education, Medical Students
