Effects of Item Arrangement, Knowledge of Arrangement, Test Anxiety and Sex on Test Performance.

Plake, Barbara S.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ260868

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Publication Date: 1982

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Effects of Item Arrangement, Knowledge of Arrangement, Test Anxiety and Sex on Test Performance.

Plake, Barbara S.; And Others

Journal of Educational Measurement, v19 n1 p49-57 Spr 1982

Effects of item arrangement, test anxiety, and sex on a mathematics test taken by motivated, upper-division undergraduates and beginning graduate students were investigated. Results showed that males outperformed females when items were arranged from easy to hard. (Author/GK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Sex Differences, Test Anxiety, Test Bias, Test Format, Test Items

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale; State Trait Anxiety Inventory

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