Simultaneous use of multiple answer copying indexes to improve detection rates

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-288

  Wollack, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 33751512485     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324818ame1904_3     Document Type: Article

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