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Peer reviewedCross, Lawrence H.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1980
Use of choice-weighted scores as a basis for assigning grades in college courses was investigated. Reliability and validity indices offer little to recommend either type of choice-weighted scoring over number-right scoring. The potential for choice-weighted scoring to enhance the teaching/testing process is discussed. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Credit Courses, Grading, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedEssex, Diane L. – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
Two multiple-choice scoring schemes--a partial credit scheme and a dichotomous approach--were compared analyzing means, variances, and reliabilities on alternate measures and student reactions. Students preferred the partial-credit approach, which is recommended if rewarding for partial knowledge is an important concern. (Editor/JT)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Reliability
Tollefson, Nona; Chung, Jing-Mei – 1986
Procedures for correcting for guessing and for assessing partial knowledge (correction-for-guessing, three-decision scoring, elimination/inclusion scoring, and confidence or probabilistic scoring) are discussed. Mean scores and internal consistency reliability estimates were compared across three administration and scoring procedures for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Graduate Students


