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Cross, Lawrence H.; And Others – 1980
A new scoring procedure for multiple choice tests attempts to assess partial knowledge and to restrict guessing. It is a variant of Coombs' elimination scoring method, adapted for use with the carbon-shield answer sheets commonly used with answer-until-correct scoring. Examinees are directed to erase the carbon shields of choices they are certain…
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Peer reviewedWilcox, Rand R. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1982
A closed sequential procedure for estimating true score is proposed for use with answer-until-correct tests. The accuracy of determining true score is the same as in conventional sequential solutions, but the possibility of using an unnecessarily large number of items is eliminated. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Answer Sheets, Guessing (Tests), Item Banks, Measurement Techniques
