Detection of unmotivated test takers through an analysis of response patterns: Beyond person-fit statistics
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Title
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Detection of unmotivated test takers through an analysis of response patterns: Beyond person-fit statistics
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Identifier
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d_2009_2013:414747bb2c99:10941
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identifier
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11210
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Creator
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Twiste, Tara L.,
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Contributor
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David Rindskopf
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Date
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2011
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Quantitative psychology | Educational tests & measurements | Educational psychology | item response patterns | marginal proportions | person-fit statistics | transitional proportions | unmotivated test takers
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Abstract
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The identification of patterned responding in unmotivated test takers was investigated through the formation of a novel method. The proposed method relied on marginal proportions of answer choice options as well as the transitional proportions between responses on item pairs. A chi square analysis was used to determine the degree of significance of each participant's patterned responding. The method was compared to the existing person-fit statistic lz (Drasgow, Levine & McLaughlin, 1987). Three publically available data sets - including a political science survey, an elementary school arithmetic scale and a general college course final exam - were used to test the occurrence of patterned responding and the ability of the proposed method to identify such unmotivated behavior.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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2009_2013.csv
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Educational Psychology
