Measuring the benefits of examinee-selected questions

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-51

  Allen, Nancy L ^a,b   Holland, Paul W ^a   Thayer, Dorothy T ^a  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 17244367063     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0655.2005.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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