Eight-test ancient-history recall scale with weighted score cards¶
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Description¶
An assessment developed by Sackett for measuring high-school and university learners’ recall of ancient-history facts through eight timed tests with weighted scoring.
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Claims¶
- A 933-pupil survey of ancient-history recall provided the data for scaling question difficulty [+W]
- Question difficulty was scored as percentage of correctness, assumed inversely related to difficulty [+W]
- Grading answers required weighted partial credit because responses varied in degrees of rightness [+W]
- The scale measures only the ability to recall definite facts promptly, a limited kind of historical ability [+W]
- No question among the sixty had zero difficulty; the easiest averaged 7.83, 7.62, and 7.23 [+W]
- Question E was answered by all 27 high-school pupils, establishing a zero-difficulty reference 2.191 units below the median [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
Key Sources¶
- Sackett, L. W. (1922). A Scale in Ancient History. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu
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Eight-test ancient-history recall scale with weighted score cards |
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An assessment developed by Sackett for measuring high-school and university learners’ recall of ancient-history facts through eight timed tests with weighted scoring. |
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