Rapid-guessing behavior occurs on only about 1% of item responses in a commercially available low-stakes assessment¶
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q3 i? On average, rapid-guessing behavior was observed on only 1% of item responses in the studied instrument. → Steven Wise 2013
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Steven Wise 2013¶
Steven Wise, J. Carl Setzer, Jill R. van den Heuvel, Guangming Ling. (2013). An investigation of examinee test-taking effort on a large-scale assessment. Applied Measurement in Education, 26(1), 34–49. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/an-investigation-of-examinee-test-taking-effort-on-a-large-scale-assessment/
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The study analyzed item response times in a commercially available, low-stakes instrument and found that "rapid-guessing behavior was observed on only 1% of item responses."
"On average, rapid-guessing behavior was observed on only 1% of item responses."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Very short response times (rapid guessing) indicate disengaged test taking in both high-stakes and low-stakes testing contexts — related
- Rapid-guessing behavior is consistently very low across demographic subpopulations — related
- Response acceleration occurs in adaptive testing: response time is reduced for responses occurring later in the assessment — related
- Rapid-guessing behavior varies by item and is significantly related to item length, item position, and presence of ancillary reading material — related
- Rapid-guessing behavior can distort test scores and adversely affect measurement — a broader claim this one bears on
- Rapid guessing can be identified from item-level response time, and its proper interpretation depends on contextual requirements — a broader claim this one bears on
- Disengaged test taking materially impacts individual state summative test scores but may have relatively minor impact on score aggregations — related
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Rapid-guessing behavior occurs on only about 1% of item responses in a commercially available low-stakes assessment |
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Rapid-guessing behavior occurs on only about 1% of item responses in a commercially available low-stakes assessment |
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