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An Empirical Comparison of Two-Stage and Pyramidal Adaptive Ability Testing.

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Larkin, Kevin C.; Weiss, David J. – 1975

A 15-stage pyramidal test and a 40-item two-stage test were constructed and administered by computer to 111 college undergraduates. The two-stage test was found to utilize a smaller proportion of its potential score range than the pyramidal test. Score distributions for both tests were positively skewed but not significantly different from the…

Descriptors: Ability, Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs

Scoreing and Analyzing Confidence Tests. Final Report.

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Rippey, Robert M. – 1971

Technical improvements, which may be made in the reliability and validity of tests through confidence scores, are discussed. However, studies indicate that subjects do not handle their confidence uniformly. (MS)

Descriptors: Computer Programs, Confidence Testing, Correlation, Difficulty Level