ARE WE CORRECTING FOR GUESSING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION?
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- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in ETS Research Report Series
- Vol. 1981 (2)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2333-8504.1981.tb01286.x
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.Keywords
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