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Download full textAttali, Yigal – ETS Research Report Series, 2004
Contrary to common belief, reliability estimates of number-right multiple-choice tests are not inflated by speededness. Because examinees guess on questions when they run out of time, the responses to these questions show less consistency with the responses of other questions, and the reliability of the test will be decreased. The surprising…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Timed Tests, Test Reliability, Guessing (Tests)
