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Levine, Michael V.; Drasgow, Fritz – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1983
The relation between incorrect option choice and estimated ability level was examined for two widely used aptitude tests, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and the Graduate Record Examination. Incorrect option choice was found to be related to estimated ability for many items. Implications of these findings are briefly discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Entrance Examinations, Error Patterns, High Achievement

Carkeet, David – Journal of Thought, 1979
The author, a college professor, cites specific instances in which his students misread examination questions. He considers his role in dealing with college students who have such poor reading ability. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Students, Editorials, Error Patterns

Smith, Malbert, III; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1979
Results of multiple-choice tests in educational psychology were examined to discover the effects on students' scores of changing their original answer choices after reconsideration. Eighty-six percent of the students changed one or more answers, and six out of seven students who made changes improved their scores by doing so. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Difficulty Level, Error Patterns, Guessing (Tests)
Smith, Richard M. – 1983
Previous studies of test item bias have investigated how different groups of examinees perform differently on a given set of items. These studies imply that examinees should be treated in a certain way because they are of a particular sex or race rather than as individuals in their own right, but it is unrealistic and unfair to assume such an…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Error of Measurement, Error Patterns, Higher Education

Liski, Erkki; Puntanen, Simo – Language Learning, 1983
Analysis of error patterns in a test taken by 698 Finnish university students shows errors are made in this declining order of frequency: grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and use. More talkative students were proportionately more proficient per utterance, and higher proficiency also correlated with sex (female) and high matriculation test…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Error Patterns