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Direct linkMoon, Jung Aa; Sinharay, Sandip; Keehner, Madeleine; Katz, Irvin R. – International Journal of Testing, 2020
The current study examined the relationship between test-taker cognition and psychometric item properties in multiple-selection multiple-choice and grid items. In a study with content-equivalent mathematics items in alternative item formats, adult participants' tendency to respond to an item was affected by the presence of a grid and variations of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Wiseness, Psychometrics
Moon, Jung Aa; Keehner, Madeleine; Katz, Irvin R. – Educational Assessment, 2020
We investigated how item formats influence test takers' response tendencies under uncertainty. Adult participants solved content-equivalent math items in three formats: multiple-selection multiple-choice, grid with forced-choice (true-false) options, and grid with non-forced-choice options. Participants showed a greater tendency to commit (rather…
Descriptors: College Students, Test Wiseness, Test Format, Test Items
Moon, Jung Aa; Keehner, Madeleine; Katz, Irvin R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2019
The current study investigated how item formats and their inherent affordances influence test-takers' cognition under uncertainty. Adult participants solved content-equivalent math items in multiple-selection multiple-choice and four alternative grid formats. The results indicated that participants' affirmative response tendency (i.e., judge the…
Descriptors: Affordances, Test Items, Test Format, Test Wiseness
