Validity and Reliability Consequences of Confidence Weighting.

Hopkins, Kenneth D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ073965

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Publication Date: 1973

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Validity and Reliability Consequences of Confidence Weighting

Hopkins, Kenneth D.; And Others

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 33, 1, 135-41, Spr 73

Study was designed to provide some indication as to whether the gain in test reliability from confidence scoring results from relevant or irrelevant sources. If the increase in reliability is the result of a gambling response style, it is conceivable that validity could actually decrease even though reliability is increased. (Authors/CB)

Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Response Style (Tests), Tables (Data), Test Reliability, Test Validity, Weighted Scores

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