Mode Effects in College Admissions Testing and Differential Speededness as a Possible Explanation

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey T. Steedle ◽  
Young Woo Cho ◽  
Shichao Wang ◽  
Ann M. Arthur ◽  
Dongmei Li
Keyword(s):  
College Admissions ◽  
Mode Effects ◽  
Admissions Testing

Differential prediction generalization in college admissions testing.

2016 ◽  
Vol 108 (7) ◽  
pp. 1045-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Aguinis ◽  
Steven A. Culpepper ◽  
Charles A. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
College Admissions ◽  
Differential Prediction ◽  
Admissions Testing

Promoting a Healthy Environment for College Admissions Testing

2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (621) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Cynthia B. Schmeiser
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
College Admissions ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
Admissions Tests ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Admissions Testing

The best way to prepare for college admissions tests is for students to enroll and excel in rigorous high school courses. This article offers six recommendations to principals for promoting a positive atmosphere in which students can successfully take tests and make the transition to college.

Deciding the Adequacy of a Set of Tests for an Specific Assessment Situation. Decision-making Strategies

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
R. Esteve ◽  
A. Godoy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Response Mode ◽  
Information Load ◽  
Variable Pattern ◽  
Mode Effects ◽  
Moderator Effects ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Information Board ◽  
Decision Importance

The aim of the present paper was to test the effects of response mode (choice vs. judgment) on decision-making strategies when subjects were faced with the task of deciding the adequacy of a set of tests for a specific assessment situation. Compared with choice, judgment was predicted to lead to more information sought, more time spent on the task, a less variable pattern of search, and a greater amount of interdimensional search. Three variables hypothesized as potential moderators of the response mode effects are also studied: time pressure, information load and decision importance. Using an information board, 300 subjects made decisions (choices and judgments) on tests for a concrete assessment situation, under high or low time pressure, high or low information load, and high or low decision importance. Response mode produced strong effects on all measures of decision behavior except for pattern of search. Moderator effects occurred for time pressure and information load.

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