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Peer reviewedKane, Michael; Moloney, James – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1978
The answer-until-correct (AUC) procedure requires that examinees respond to a multi-choice item until they answer it correctly. Using a modified version of Horst's model for examinee behavior, this paper compares the effect of guessing on item reliability for the AUC procedure and the zero-one scoring procedure. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Item Analysis, Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests
