Overconfidence on Probabilistic Tests.

Koehler, Roger A.

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ERIC Number: EJ100291

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1974

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Overconfidence on Probabilistic Tests

Koehler, Roger A.

Journal of Educational Measurement, 2, 2, 101-108, Sum 74

The purposes of the study were to develop a measure of overconfidence on probabilistic tests, to assess the measurement characteristics of such a measure, and to investigate the relationship of overconfidence on tests to knowledge and to risk-taking propensity. (Author/BB)

Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Measurement Techniques, Multiple Choice Tests, Risk, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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