Does Guessing Really Help?.

Angoff, William H.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Does Guessing Really Help?

Angoff, William H.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v26 n4 p323-36 Win 1989

Data from 10,000 college applicants, who had taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test-Verbal, were used to assess claims that guessing improves formula scores. Number of items attempted, a guessing index, the formula score, and an approximation of an ability score were obtained. Success in guessing is proportional to examinee ability. (TJH)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Scores, Test Results, Test Wiseness, Verbal Tests

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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