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Peer reviewedKoehler, Roger A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Confidence Testing, Grade 11
Download full textKoehler, Roger A. – 1974
A potentially valuable measure of overconfidence on probabilistic multiple-choice tests was evaluated. The measure of overconfidence was based on probabilistic responses to nonsense items embedded in a vocabulary test. The test was administered under both confidence response and conventional choice response directions to 208 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Measurement Techniques, Multiple Choice Tests
