An Empirical Investigation of the Effects of Three Methods of Handling Guessing and Risk Taking on the Psychometric Indices of a Test
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13920968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mousa Alnabhan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 645-652 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.2002.30.7.645 |
| OpenAlex | W1981380475 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
This study examines the effect of three scoring methods (number-correct, discouraging guessing, and the partial knowledge award) on the psychometric indices (reliability and validity) of a test, given examinees' risk-taking level. One hundred and twenty undergraduate students in a psychology research methodology class served as the sample. A 40-item multiplechoice test with 4 responses per item was used to assess the effect of different scoring methods on test reliability and validity, and a test of 10 nonsense items was used to classify the examinees into high risk-taking and low risk-taking groups. The results showed that the 3 methods produce different reliability and validity coefficients, with the partial knowledge method choice
Reliability (semiconductor · Sample (material · Test (biology · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2020 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |