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Download full textSchnipke, Deborah L.; Scrams, David J. – 1999
Speededness refers to the extent to which time limits affect test takers' performance. With regard to the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), speededness is currently measured by calculating the proportion of test takers who do not reach each item on the test. These proportions typically increase slightly toward the end of the test, indicating that…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations, Guessing (Tests), Law Schools
Schnipke, Deborah L. – 1999
When running out of time on a multiple-choice test such as the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), some test takers are likely to respond rapidly to the remaining unanswered items in an attempt to get some items right by chance. Because these responses will tend to be incorrect, the presence of rapid-guessing behavior could cause these items to…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Estimation (Mathematics), Guessing (Tests)
