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Peer reviewedAiken, Lewis R.; Williams, Newsom – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
Seven formulas for scoring test items with two options (true-false or multiple choice with only two choices) were investigated. Several conditions, such as varying directions for guessing and whether testees had prior knowledge of the proportions of false items on the test were also investigated. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Multiple Choice Tests
Anderson, Scarvia B. – 1981
This paper summarizes some of the issues involved in educational testing. First, it describes four of the fundamental characteristics of tests: whether they are measures of aptitude or achievement, whether they require students to produce or just recognize the best answer, whether they are interpreted in relationship to the scores of other…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Essay Tests
