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Wakabayashi, Tomoko; Guskin, Karen – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
A total of 271 early childhood professionals completed pre- and post training knowledge assessments in True-False only (TF) or True-False with "unsure" option formats (TFU). In Study 1, only TFU format was used. In Study 2, participants were randomly assigned to TF or TFU formats. Responses which were initially "unsure" were…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Total Quality Management, Pretests Posttests, Young Children
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Harris, Diana K.; Changas, Paul S. – Educational Gerontology, 1994
Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz in standard true-false format was completed by 180 sociology students, a revised multiple-choice version by 195 students. The multiple-choice test decreased guessing, had greater internal consistency and reliability, tended to have higher discriminatory power, and identified more specifically misconceptions about…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Comparative Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests
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Harris, Diana K.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1996
Multiple-choice and true-false versions of Palmore's first Facts on Aging Quiz were completed by 501 college students. Multiple choice reduced the chances of guessing and had less measurement error for average and above-average respondents. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), College Students, Error of Measurement, Guessing (Tests)