Controlling for Background Beliefs When Developing Multiple-Choice Critical Thinking Tests |
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| Authors: | Stephen P Norris |
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| Institution: | Associate Professor of Educational Research and Philosophy of Education, Institute for Educational Research and Development, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X8. He specializes in critical thinking and philosophy of education. |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes briefly a methodology for developing multiple-choice critical thinking tests which attempts to overcome certain problems of validity and fairness facing such tests. The paper proposes that direct evidence on test validity be gathered using verbal reports of students' thinking on trial items. |
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