Response Time Effort: A New Measure of Examinee Motivation in Computer-Based Tests

Autor/inn/en	Wise, Steven L.; Kong, Xiaojing
Titel	Response Time Effort: A New Measure of Examinee Motivation in Computer-Based Tests
Quelle	In: Applied Measurement in Education, 18 (2005) 2, S.163-183 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-7347
DOI	10.1207/s15324818ame1802_2
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Validity; Reaction Time; Test Items; Computer Assisted Testing; Item Response Theory; Scores; Reliability; Student Motivation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Gültigkeit; Reaktionsvermögen; Test content; Testaufgabe; Item-Response-Theorie; Reliabilität; Schulische Motivation
Abstract	When low-stakes assessments are administered, the degree to which examinees give their best effort is often unclear, complicating the validity and interpretation of the resulting test scores. This study introduces a new method, based on item response time, for measuring examinee test-taking effort on computer-based test items. This measure, termed response time effort (RTE), is based on the hypothesis that when administered an item, unmotivated examinees will answer too quickly (i.e., before they have time to read and fully consider the item). Psychometric characteristics of RTE scores were empirically investigated and supportive evidence for score reliability and validity was found. Potential applications of RTE scores and their implications are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10