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Peer reviewedPlake, Barbara S.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1982
Effects of item arrangement, test anxiety, and sex on a mathematics test taken by motivated, upper-division undergraduates and beginning graduate students were investigated. Results showed that males outperformed females when items were arranged from easy to hard. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Sex Differences
Plake, Barbara S.; And Others – 1981
Effects of item arrangement (easy-hard, uniform, and random), test anxiety, and sex on a 48-item multiple-choice mathematics test assembled from items of the American College Testing Program and taken by motivated upper level undergraduates and beginning graduate students were investigated. Four measures of anxiety were used: the Achievement Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
