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Haney, Walt; Scott, Laurie – 1980
A pilot study was conducted on test item ambiguity in standardized tests. A group of second and third grade children were selected and given a random sample of items from four standardized test series. Items were drawn from the reading, science and social studies subtests and put together in a composite reading comprehension, science, and social…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Grade 2, Grade 3, Interviews
