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ERIC Number: EJ320526
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Effects of Incorporating Humor in Test Items.
McMorris, Robert F.; And Others
Journal of Educational Measurement, v22 n2 p147-55 Sum 1985
Two matched forms of a 50 item grammar test were developed. Twenty items designed to be humorous were included in one form. Inclusion of humorous items did not affect grammar scores on matched humorous/nonhumorous items, nor on commmon post-treatment items. Inclusion did not affect results of anxiety measures. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Grade 8, Humor, Junior High Schools, Performance Factors, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Test Anxiety, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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