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The Effect of a Scoring System Based on the Algorithm Underlying the Students' Response Patterns on the Dimensionality of Achievement Test Data of the Problem Solving Type.

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Birenbaum, Menucha; Fatsuoka, Kikumi K. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1983

The outcomes of two scoring methods (one based on an error analysis and the second on a conventional method) on free-response tests, compared in terms of reliability and dimensionality, indicates the conventional method is inferior in both aspects. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algorithms, Data, Junior High Schools

A Comparison of Information Functions of Multiple-Choice and Free-Response Vocabulary Items. Research Report 77-2.

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Vale, C. David; Weiss, David J. – 1977

Twenty multiple-choice vocabulary items and 20 free-response vocabulary items were administered to 660 college students. The free-response items consisted of the stem words of the multiple-choice items. Testees were asked to respond to the free-response items with synonyms. A computer algorithm was developed to transform the numerous…

Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Aptitude Tests