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Angoff, William H. – 1985
This paper points out that there are certain generalizations about directions for guessing and methods of scoring that require that data be derived from random groups design. It supports the viewpoint that it is neither sufficient nor appropriate to make such generalizations on the basis of an analysis of scores obtained from the answer sheets of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Guessing (Tests), Research Design, Scoring Formulas
Peer reviewedAngoff, William H.; Schrader, William B. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1984
The reported data provide a basis for evaluating the formula-scoring versus rights-scoring issue and for assessing the effects of directions on the reliability and parallelism of scores for sophisticated examinees taking professionally developed tests. Results support the invariance hypothesis rather than the differential effects hypothesis.…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing
