Measuring the Appropriateness of Multiple-Choice Test Scores
A student may be so atypical and unlike other students that his or her aptitude test score fails to be a completely appropriate measure of his or her relative ability. We consider the problem of using the student's pattern of multiple-choice aptitude test answers to decide whether his or her sc...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Educational Statistics. - American Educational Research Association and American Statistical Association, 1976. - 4(1979), 4, Seite 269-290 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1979
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Journal of Educational Statistics |
| Schlagworte: | Bias in Testing Latent Trait Theory Item Characteristic Curve Theory Maximum Likelihood Ratio Test Test Fairness Behavioral sciences Education Mathematics |
| Zusammenfassung: | A student may be so atypical and unlike other students that his or her aptitude test score fails to be a completely appropriate measure of his or her relative ability. We consider the problem of using the student's pattern of multiple-choice aptitude test answers to decide whether his or her score is an appropriate ability measure. Several indicators of appropriateness are formulated and evaluated with a simulation of the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Applications to investigations of alignment errors, exceptional creativity, suboptimal test taking strategies, and unauthorized access to test items are noted. |
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| ISSN: | 03629791 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/1164595 |