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THE EFFECTS OF ITEM BY ITEM FEEDBACK GIVEN DURING AN ABILITY TEST
Author(s) -
WHETTON C.,
CHILDS R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1981.tb02491.x
Subject(s) - psychology , test (biology) , item response theory , item analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , developmental psychology , psychometrics , social psychology , cognitive psychology , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
S ummary . Answer‐until‐correct (AUC) is a procedure for providing item by item feedback during a multiple‐choice test, giving an increased range of scores. The performance of a group of children on an ability test using AUC procedures was compared with a group using conventional instructions. AUC scores considerably enhanced reliability but not validity. A comparison of item analyses for the two groups showed no evidence of learning during the test. This suggests that attempts to derive measures of ‘ability to learn’ which are based on changes in responding during the course of a test administered with feedback should be treated with caution. Evidence should be provided that similar changes in response pattern do not occur in a conventionally administered test.