Confidence Estimates on the Correctness of Constructed and Multiple-Choice Responses.

Sieber, Joan E.

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Confidence Estimates on the Correctness of Constructed and Multiple-Choice Responses.

Sieber, Joan E.

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v4 n3 p272-87 Jul 1979

Conditions under which confidence estimation facilitates problem solving were examined in a study assessing spelling, mathematics, and reasoning. Participants who used a confidence estimation procedure and whose teacher valued and nurtured warranted uncertainty performed better on spelling and improved more than did other participants. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Confidence Testing, Individual Differences, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades, Problem Solving, Response Style (Tests), Scores, Sex Differences, Social Values, Student Teacher Relationship, Technical Reports

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