Descriptor
| Educational Testing | 2 |
| Guessing (Tests) | 2 |
| Multiple Choice Tests | 2 |
| Scoring Formulas | 2 |
| Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Confidence Testing | 1 |
| Criterion Referenced Tests | 1 |
| Cross Cultural Studies | 1 |
| Equivalency Tests | 1 |
| Inner City | 1 |
| Item Analysis | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Evaluation in Education: An… | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Choppin, Bruce – Evaluation in Education: An International Review Series, 1985
During 1969 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement began a series of cross-cultural studies to investigate the workings of multiple-choice achievement tests and student guessing behaviors. Empirical models to correct for guessing are discussed in terms of test item difficulty, number of response choices,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Testing, Guessing (Tests)
Bruno, James E.; Opp, Ronald D. – 1985
The admissable probability measurement (APM) format was used to score a criterion referenced language arts test administered in an inner city junior high school. Its 30 items covered capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, and sentence analysis. With APM, students indicate their confidence in their answer choice, and guessing is heavily…
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Testing, Equivalency Tests
