Test Structure, Human Capital, and Student Performance on Economics Exams.

Caudill, Steven B.; Gropper, Daniel M.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Test Structure, Human Capital, and Student Performance on Economics Exams.

Caudill, Steven B.; Gropper, Daniel M.

Journal of Economic Education, v22 n4 p303-06 Fall 1991

Presents a study of the effect of question order on student performance on economics tests. Reports that question order has no statistically significant effect on examination scores, even after including variables that reflect differential human capital characteristics. Concludes that instructors need not worry that some examination versions give an unfair advantage. (DK)

Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Research, Higher Education, Human Capital, Multiple Choice Tests, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Validity, Testing, Testing Problems, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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