Item Arrangement, Cognitive Entry Characteristics, Sex, and Test Anxiety as Predictors of Achievement Examination Performance.

Klimko, Ivan P.

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ERIC Number: EJ302179

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Publication Date: 1984

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Item Arrangement, Cognitive Entry Characteristics, Sex, and Test Anxiety as Predictors of Achievement Examination Performance.

Klimko, Ivan P.

Journal of Experimental Education, v52 n4 p214-19 Sum 1984

The influence of item arrangement on students' total test performance was investigated. Two hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The main finding within the context of this study was that item arrangements based on item difficulties did not influence achievement examination performance. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cognitive Style, College Students, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Teacher Made Tests, Test Anxiety, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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