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Kuang, Huan; Sahin, Fusun – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2023
Background: Examinees may not make enough effort when responding to test items if the assessment has no consequence for them. These disengaged responses can be problematic in low-stakes, large-scale assessments because they can bias item parameter estimates. However, the amount of bias, and whether this bias is similar across administrations, is…
Descriptors: Test Items, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Tests, Reaction Time
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Riedel, Robert G.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research
Surber, Colleen F.; And Others – 1976
The study compares the content retention by students who are self-paced with content retention by students whose pacing is modified by instructors. The subjects included 148 students enrolled in an introductory college level child development course. One group of 74 students was randomly assigned to a self-paced section and another group of 74…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Comparative Analysis