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Test-Taking Effort as a Predictor of Performance in Low-Stakes Tests
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Silm, Gerli Must, Olev Täht, Karin |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | We studied how time measures can be used as predictors of test-taking performance in low-stakes tests. Our sample consisted of undergraduate students (N = 327) who took a computer-based cognitive abilities test. Our aim was to find how test-takers' motivation manifests itself in test-taking effort. We found that a high test-taking speed is related to low test scores (the correlation between test score and Response Time Effort was r = .71). Also, the mean time for wrong answers per item was smaller than the time for right answers (mean effect size d = .22). We found that performance in low-stakes tests is influenced by two test-taking effort characteristics: the number of items the test-taker attempts to solve and the mean time that is devoted to solve an item (β = .4-.5).We suggest that test-taking motivation should be studied further as it may provide useful information for interpreting results of tests and examinations. |
| Starting Page | 433 |
| Ending Page | 433 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3176/tr.2013.4.08 |
| Volume Number | 17 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.kirj.ee/public/trames_pdf/2013/issue_4/Trames-2013-4-433-448.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3176/tr.2013.4.08 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
