Detection of Unmotivated Test Takers through an Analysis of Response Patterns: Beyond Person-Fit Statistics

Autor/in	Twiste, Tara L.
Titel	Detection of Unmotivated Test Takers through an Analysis of Response Patterns: Beyond Person-Fit Statistics
Quelle	(2011), (122 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, City University of New York
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1249-6632-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Motivation; Response Style (Tests); Statistical Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Political Science; Surveys; Elementary School Mathematics; Mathematics Tests; Arithmetic; Achievement Tests; Higher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Antwortverhalten; Statistische Analyse; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	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 l[subscript z] (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. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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