01-09-2010, 09:48 PM
I am reading the instructions for the GRE psych subject test and it states:
Questions for which you mark no answer or more than one answer are not counted in scoring.
As a correction for haphazard guessing, onefourth of the number of questions you answer incorrectly is subtracted from the number of questions you answer correctly. It is improbable that mere guessing will improve your score significantly; it may even lower your score. If, however, you are not certain of the correct answer but have some knowledge of the question
and are able to eliminate one or more of the answer choices, your chance of getting the right answer is improved, and it may be to your advantage
to answer the question.
My question has to do with the following:
I have been told that the FCAT that is given to students here in Florida, they are instructed NOT to guess -- in fact it hurts them less if they do not fill in the answer at all.
Am I reading this correctly, in that this may be a similar situation?
Judy
Questions for which you mark no answer or more than one answer are not counted in scoring.
As a correction for haphazard guessing, onefourth of the number of questions you answer incorrectly is subtracted from the number of questions you answer correctly. It is improbable that mere guessing will improve your score significantly; it may even lower your score. If, however, you are not certain of the correct answer but have some knowledge of the question
and are able to eliminate one or more of the answer choices, your chance of getting the right answer is improved, and it may be to your advantage
to answer the question.
My question has to do with the following:
I have been told that the FCAT that is given to students here in Florida, they are instructed NOT to guess -- in fact it hurts them less if they do not fill in the answer at all.
Am I reading this correctly, in that this may be a similar situation?
Judy
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