Partial Knowledge and the Theoretical Basis of Linear Corrections for Guessing.

Hutchinson, T. P.

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Publication Date: 1980-Jul

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Partial Knowledge and the Theoretical Basis of Linear Corrections for Guessing.

Hutchinson, T. P.

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v5 n3 p227-31 Jul 1980

In scoring multiple-choice tests, a score of 1 is given to right answers, 0 to unanswered questions, and some negative score to wrong answers. This paper discusses the relation of this negative score to the assumption made about the partial knowledge with the subjects may have. (Author/GDC)

Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Knowledge Level, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring Formulas

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Language: English

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