Case studies of sharp test disagreements suggest the better the criterion of achievement, the greater the predictive value of true-false compared with essay examinations¶

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q1 i? The authors' experience convinced them the true-false examination affords an opportunity to test more adequately the power to apply and use information in concrete problems or novel situations. → Arthur I. Gates 1920

Evidence¶

Arthur I. Gates 1920¶

Arthur I. Gates, Teachers College, Columbia University. (1920). The True-False Test as a Measure of Achievement in College Courses. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=true-false+test+as+a+measure+of+achievement+in+college+courses+gates

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The authors' interpretive conclusion from the disagreement cases and classroom experience, offered as an opinion rather than a tested result; no effect size is printed.

"Experience with the True-False examination has convinced us that it affords an opportu-nity to test more adequately the power to apply and use information in solving a concrete problem or meeting a novel situation."

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Related Claims¶

• A single true-false test correlates with an essay examination (.33) about as highly as essay examinations correlate with each other — related
• A single true-false test correlates with the criterion of achievement (.65) more highly than an essay examination (.56) or written work (.39) — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• True-false tests correlate with intelligence ratings (.406) more highly than essays (.344) or written work (.255), and combining true-false tests raises the intelligence correlation while combining essays does not — related
• No method of presenting true-false questions (oral, oral-and-visual, or visual) shows superiority in criterion correlation — related