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Peer reviewedWilcox, Rand R.; Wilcox, Karen Thompson – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
Use of latent class models to examine strategies that examinees (92 college students) use for a specific task is illustrated, via a multiple-choice test of spatial ability. Under an answer-until-correct scoring procedure, models representing an improvement over simplistic random guessing are proposed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Decision Making, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedCase, Susan M.; Swanson, David B. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
Extended matching, a test item format used currently in medical licensing examinations, is described. Procedures for writing and reviewing such test items are outlined, test development and psychometric advantages are discussed, and issues in test administration and scoring are examined. The extended matching form is also seen as having uses for…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
