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Download full textBoldt, Robert F. – 1971
This paper presents the development of scoring functions for use in conjunction with standard multiple-choice items. In addition to the usual indication of the correct alternative, the examinee is to indicate his personal probability of the correctness of his response. Both linear and quadratic polynomial scoring functions are examined for…
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests, Response Style (Tests)
Boldt, Robert F. – 1974
One formulation of confidence scoring requires the examinee to indicate as a number his personal probability of the correctness of each alternative in a multiple-choice test. For this formulation a linear transformation of the logarithm of the correct response is maximized if the examinee accurately reports his personal probability. To equate…
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests, Probability
Boldt, Robert F. – 1971
One formulation of confidence scoring requires the examinee to indicate as a number his personal probability of the correctness of each alternative in a multiple-choice test. For this formulation, a linear transformation of the logarithm of the correct response is maximized if the examinee reports accurately his personal probability. To equate…
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests, Probability
