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PDF pending restorationSchulz, E. Matthew; Kolen, Michael J.; Nicewander, W. Alan – 1997
This paper compares modified Guttman and item response theory (IRT) based procedures for classifying examinees in ordered levels when each level is represented by several multiple choice test items. In the modified Guttman procedure, within-level number correct scores are mapped to binary level mastery scores. Examinees are then assigned to levels…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Item Response Theory, Mathematics Tests
Herman, William E. – 2000
This paper looked at the experience that college students have when taking exams. The sample population was made up of students completing their first exam of the semester. The study was designed to offer research-based support on how to help students improve their performance on multiple-choice exams. Student perceptions of the number of items…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Improvement
Peer reviewedRowley, Glenn L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anxiety, Educational Testing, Guessing (Tests)
Peer reviewedFrisbee, David A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1973
The purpose of this study was to gather empirical evidence to compare the reliabilities and concurrent validities of multiple choice and true-false tests that were written to measure understandings and relationships in the same content areas. (Author)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, High School Students, Measurement
Peer reviewedSchrand, Heinrich – Zielsprache Englisch, 1973
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Illustrations, Language Instruction, Language Tests
Peer reviewedWard, Charles D. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Factors, Psychology
Peer reviewedSchofield, R. – School Science Review, 1973
Discusses the position of examining boards and science teachers in England with respect to student guessing on objective type test items. The results of a questionnaire indicate that most science teachers advise their students to guess when they do not know the correct answer to an item. (JR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedSopher, E. – English Language Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Comprehension, Grammar, Idioms
Peer reviewedBuckley-Sharp, M. D.; Harris, F. T. C. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1972
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Educational Technology, Evaluation, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedBaker, Eva L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
The expected tendencies toward greater homogeneity among items produced under conditions employing behavioral objectives were not found. (Author/AG)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Correlation, Current Events, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedAkeju, S. A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1972
Study was an attempt to evaluate the West African Examinations Council efforts in terms of the extent to which its marking procedures have ensured high reader reliability for the English Language Essay examination, a test which was designed to measure writing ability. (Author)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Examiners, Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedDiamond, James J.; Evans, William J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1972
Results lend support to the notion that test-wiseness is not a general trait, but rather is clue-specific. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Grade 6, Intelligence, Measurement Instruments
Wilbur, Paul H. – J Educ Meas, 1970
Descriptors: High School Students, Multiple Choice Tests, Patterned Responses, Responses
Peer reviewedDi Vesta, Francis; Gray, G. Susan – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
Subjects listened to a set of three 5-minute passages. A free-recall test and a multiple-choice test were administered at the conclusion of the experiment. It was found that the number of ideas recalled was favorably influenced by note taking, rehearsal and testing. (CK)
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Learning Processes, Listening, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedFeldman, David H.; Markwalder, Winston – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Psychology, Item Analysis
