Measuring the Appropriateness of Multiple-Choice Test Scores.

Levine, Michael V.; Rubin, Donald B.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Measuring the Appropriateness of Multiple-Choice Test Scores.

Levine, Michael V.; Rubin, Donald B.

Journal of Educational Statistics, v4 n4 p269-90 Win 1979

A student may be so unlike other students that his/her aptitude test score fails to be a completely appropriate measure. We consider the problem of using the student's pattern of multiple-choice aptitude test answers to decide whether his/her score is an appropriate ability measure. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Answer Sheets, College Entrance Examinations, Guessing (Tests), Latent Trait Theory, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Response Style (Tests), Scores, Scoring, Simulation, Test Bias, Test Interpretation, Testing Problems

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