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Setting the Response Time Threshold Parameter to Differentiate Solution Behavior from Rapid-Guessing Behavior
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Kong, Xiaojing J.; Wise, Steven L.; Bhola, Dennison S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2007
This study compared four methods for setting item response time thresholds to differentiate rapid-guessing behavior from solution behavior. Thresholds were either (a) common for all test items, (b) based on item surface features such as the amount of reading required, (c) based on visually inspecting response time frequency distributions, or (d)…
Descriptors: Test Items, Reaction Time, Timed Tests, Item Response Theory