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The Effects of a "Don't Know" Response on Palmore's Facts on Aging Quizzes.

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Courtenay, Bradley C.; Weidman, Craig – Gerontologist, 1985

Undergraduates (N=141) completed different versions of Palmore's Facts on Aging (FAQ) quizzes to test effects of "don't know" (DK) answers. Findings suggest the DK option yields more accurate knowledge scores, eliminates guessing, enhances the use of FAQ as a research instrument and for pre/post evaluation of training in aging.…

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), College Students, Educational Gerontology, Guessing (Tests)

An Item Response Theory Analysis of Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ) Using the Three Parameter Model.

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Obiekwe, Jerry C. – 2001

Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ) (E. Palmore, 1977) is an instrument that is used to educate, to measure learning, to test knowledge, to measure attitudes toward aging, and in research. A comparative analysis was performed between the FAQ I and its multiple choice version and the FAQ II and its multiple choice version in terms of their item…

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Measures, Educational Research, Guessing (Tests)