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A Retest Method of Studying Partial Knowledge and other Factors Influencing Item Response

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Vera T. Brownless  and
John A. Keats
Vera T. Brownless
Affiliation:
Australian Council for Educational Research
John A. Keats
Affiliation:
Australian Council for Educational Research
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Abstract

A method of studying the problem of correction for guessing and other problems associated with behavior in the test situation is described and an illustrative example presented. As far as the writers are aware this method of approach is novel but, at the same time, it covers many of the practical and theoretical points raised by other writers as reviewed in the introduction.

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Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 1958 , pp. 67 - 73
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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The authors wish to acknowledge help received during discussions with Dr. Frederic M. Lord and Professor S. S. Wilks.

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