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Donlon, Thomas F.; Fitzpatrick, Anne R. – 1978
On the basis of past research efforts to improve multiple-choice test information through differential weighting of responses to wrong answers (distractors), two statistical indices are developed. Each describes the properties of response distributions across the options of an item. Jaspen's polyserial generalization of the biserial correlation…
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Difficulty Level, Guessing (Tests), High Schools
Download full textRippey, 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
