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Peer reviewedTowns, Marcy Hamby; Robinson, William R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
Test-wiseness strategies used by 11 general chemistry students as they answered a 15-item multiple choice examination were investigated using a think-aloud technique. The most common strategies were those that did not compromise the validity of the examination: error avoidance, elimination of incorrect responses, checking responses, and optimal…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Educational Research, Higher Education
