Are We Correct for Guessing in the Wrong Direction?
- Author(s):
- Wainer, Howard
- Publication Year:
- 1981
- Report Number:
- RR-81-59
- Source:
- ETS Research Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 33
- Subject/Key Words:
- Computer Assisted Testing, Guessing Tests, Scoring, Scoring Formulas
Abstract
Traditional corrections for guessing tend to penalize the testee. Various arguments from a substantive and statistical point of view are proposed that would tend to alter the direction of most guessing corrections. A statistical procedure that takes an intermediate stance is discussed and its consequences for testing in general, and computerized adaptive testing in particular, are examined. (33pp.)
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