TEST
WISENESS : DEFINITION, TYPES AND IMPLICATION AS WELL AS
SOME
STUDIES RELATED WITH TEST WISENESS
By: I.G.A. Lokita Purnamika Utami
Rina Sari
Definition
(Millman,
Bishop & Ebel, 1965) defined test wiseness “ a subject's capacity to utilize the characteristics and format of a
test to receive a higher score, independent of the examinee's knowledge of the
subject matter”
Oakland & Weilert (1971), that defined test wiseness as
“ the
ability to manifest test-taking skills which utilize the characteristics and
formats of a test and/or test-taking situation in order to receive a score
commensurate with the abilities being measured”.
