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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
Peer reviewedHigbie, Jack – Physics Teacher, 1993
Presents a discussion of trying to best account for the variation resulting from guessing on a multiple-choice exam. A mathematical process is given to determine the amount of variance that could be added or subtracted from a student's score to account for guessing. Examples are provided. (MVL)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
