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Measuring the Appropriateness of Multiple-Choice Test Scores

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  • Michael V. Levine
  • Donald B. Rubin

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A student may be so atypical and unlike other students that his or her aptitude test score fails to be a completely appropriate measure of his or her relative ability. We consider the problem of using the student’s pattern of multiplechoice aptitude test answers to decide whether his or her score is an appropriate ability measure. Several indicators of appropriateness are formulated and evaluated with a simulation of the Scholastic Aptitude Test . Applications to investigations of alignment errors, exceptional creativity, suboptimal test taking strategies, and unauthorized access to test items are noted.

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  • Michael V. Levine & Donald B. Rubin, 1979. "Measuring the Appropriateness of Multiple-Choice Test Scores," Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, , vol. 4(4), pages 269-290, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jedbes:v:4:y:1979:i:4:p:269-290
    DOI: 10.3102/10769986004004269
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    1. Chun Wang & Gongjun Xu & Zhuoran Shang, 2018. "A Two-Stage Approach to Differentiating Normal and Aberrant Behavior in Computer Based Testing," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 83(1), pages 223-254, March.
    2. Kroh, Martin & Winter, Florin & Schupp, Jürgen, 2016. "Using Person-Fit Measures to Assess the Impact of Panel Conditioning on Reliability," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 80(4), pages 914-942.
    3. Sandip Sinharay, 2016. "Asymptotically Correct Standardization of Person-Fit Statistics Beyond Dichotomous Items," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 81(4), pages 992-1013, December.
    4. Peter F. Halpin & Yoav Bergner, 2018. "Psychometric Models of Small Group Collaborations," Psychometrika, Springer;The Psychometric Society, vol. 83(4), pages 941-962, December.

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