AbstractsPsychology

A New Approach to Measurement of Partial Knowledge

by David E. Wagner




Institution: North Texas State University
Department:
Year: 1973
Keywords: partial knowledge; multiple-choice tests
Record ID: 1491829
Full text PDF: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc164087/


Abstract

The problem of this study is that of developing a testing procedure for multiple-choice tests which would increase the relationship between test scores and a criterion. The procedure investigated in this research was one in which subjects took a multiple-choice test but were required to continue responding on each item until the correct answer was obtained. The total number of responses was used as the score on the test. The purpose of this research was to investigate the possibility of increasing predictability by changing the procedure of administering the test, rather than changing the test itself.