Premium
EXPECTANCY EFFECTS IN THE SCORING OF VOCABULARY ITEMS: A STUDY OF SCORER BIAS 1
Author(s) -
SIMON WILLIAM E.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of educational measurement
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.917
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-3984
pISSN - 0022-0655
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3984.1969.tb00673.x
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , vocabulary , psychology , wechsler adult intelligence scale , expectancy theory , reading (process) , task (project management) , developmental psychology , social psychology , cognition , linguistics , psychiatry , philosophy , management , economics
A study was undertaken for the purpose of evaluating the degree to which the scoring of vocabulary items might be influenced by the scorer's expectancies. 72 S s were given the task of scoring 20 responses to items on the Vocabulary subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). In the bright condition ( n = 37) S s were informed that the responses were those of a child reading far above his age level, while in the dull condition ( n = 35) S s were informed that the responses were those of a child reading far below his age level. It was found that the mean score assigned to the protocol by the S s in the bright condition was significantly higher than that assigned by the S s in the dull condition ( p less than .05). Some factors regarding generalizability were advanced and discussed.