AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COGNITIVE CORRELATES OF TEST‐WISENESS 1,2
- 1 June 1972
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Educational Measurement
- Vol. 9 (2), 145-150
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1972.tb00771.x
Abstract
Gibb (1964) defined test‐wiseness (TW) as the ability to respond advantageously to multiple‐choice items containing extraneous clues and therefore to obtain credit without knowledge of the subject matter being tested. This study investigated TW in a sample of 6th grade pupils. A test instrument was developed utilizing fictitious material similar to the strategy employed by Slakter, Koehler & Hampton (1970). The study examines the cognitive correlates of TW through the interpretation of correlational matrices. The results lend support to the notion that TW is not a general trait, but rather is clue‐specific.Keywords
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