Controlling for Background Beliefs when Developing Multiple-Choice Critical Thinking Tests.

Norris, Stephen P.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Controlling for Background Beliefs when Developing Multiple-Choice Critical Thinking Tests.

Norris, Stephen P.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v7 n3 p5-11 Fall 1988

A methodology for developing multiple-choice critical thinking tests is described, which attempts to overcome certain problems of validity and fairness associated with such tests. It is concluded that direct evidence on test validity should be gathered using verbal reports of students' thinking on trial items. (TJH)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Critical Thinking, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Student Attitudes, Test Construction, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

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