Rapid guessing can be identified from item-level response time, and its proper interpretation depends on contextual requirements¶
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q2 i? Rapid guessing is identified from the time test takers spend responding to individual multiple-choice items, and its interpretation requires attention to contextual requirements and to misconceptions about its dynamics. → Steven Wise 2017
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Steven Wise 2017¶
Steven Wise. (2017). Rapid‐guessing behavior: Its identification, interpretation, and implications. Educational Measurement Issues and Practice 36 (4) 52-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/emip.12189
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The abstract describes the article's scope: it treats "methods for identifying it" rapid guessing, "misconceptions regarding its dynamics," and "the contextual requirements for its proper interpretation." The supplied text does not print the specific methods or thresholds.
"This article examines rapid‐guessing behavior—its theoretical conceptualization and underlying assumptions, methods for identifying it, misconceptions regarding its dynamics, and the contextual requirements for its proper interpretation."
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Related Claims¶
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- Very short response times (rapid guessing) indicate disengaged test taking in both high-stakes and low-stakes testing contexts — related
- Computer-based testing's routine capture of item-level response times has driven increased interest in applications of response time to measuring ability and achievement — related
- Computer-based test advantages can be used to manage the effects of disengagement as a construct-irrelevant factor — related
- Rapid-guessing behavior occurs on only about 1% of item responses in a commercially available low-stakes assessment — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
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- Rapid-guessing behavior can distort test scores and adversely affect measurement — related
- Identifying rapid guessing is important for the validity of achievement test scores, particularly with low-stakes tests — related
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Rapid guessing can be identified from item-level response time, and its proper interpretation depends on contextual requirements |
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Rapid guessing can be identified from item-level response time, and its proper interpretation depends on contextual requirements |
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