Information-based rapid-guessing threshold methods¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 3 studies (1 associational, 1 design, 1 theoretical),q2–q3· 0 of 3 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The article introduces "A pair of information-based methods" for setting rapid-guessing thresholds. These methods are the concrete instantiation of the information-based approach and were evaluated in an empirical comparison study, where they were found to set thresholds more reliably than response-accuracy or visual-inspection methods. The available text does not name or detail the two methods individually.
Accounts¶
- Pair of information-based rapid-guessing threshold methods: The article introduces "A pair of information-based methods" for setting rapid-guessing thresholds. These methods are the concrete instantiation of the information-based approach and were evaluated in an empirical comparison study, where they were found to set thresholds more reliably than response-accuracy or visual-inspection methods. The available text does not name or detail the two methods individually. (Wise (2019))
- Information-based approach to setting rapid-guessing thresholds: The article describes "a new information-based approach to setting thresholds" for identifying rapid guessing on achievement tests. The approach is presented as an alternative that "does not share the limitations of other methods," specifically those based on rapid-guessing response accuracy or visual inspection of response-time distributions. It is operationalized as a pair of information-based threshold methods evaluated in an empirical comparison study. (Wise (2019))
Claims¶
- Information-based rapid-guessing threshold methods set thresholds more reliably than methods based on response accuracy or visual inspection [+M]
- Response-time threshold-setting methods for detecting noneffortful item responses were compared using reading scores from over 728,923 US students in 2,056 schools [+M]
- Rapid guessing can be identified from item-level response time, and its proper interpretation depends on contextual requirements [+M]
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Key Sources¶
- Wise, S. (2019). An information-based approach to identifying rapid-guessing thresholds. Applied Measurement in Education, 32(4), 325-336. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/an-information-based-approach-to-identifying-rapid-guessing-thresholds/
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Information-based rapid-guessing threshold methods |
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