SCORING OPTIONS FOR RECALL TESTS (SORT) - A BASIC PROGRAM FOR ENTRY AND ANALYSIS OF RECALL TEST DATA

Data from recall protocols can be used to examine a wide range of psyc hological processes (e.g., organizational processes, search speed) usi ng both single and repeated testing procedures. However, it is rare th at the data gathered from studies using either single or repeated test ing procedures are fully exploited. Scoring Options for Recall Tests ( SORT) is a BASIC program created for IBM-compatible computers designed to facilitate the entry and analysis of data gathered from studies us ing either single or repeated testing procedures. The program produces three main types of measures: (1) measures of clustering and organiza tion in recall (e.g., Adjusted Ratio of Clustering [ARC] score, Bidire ctional Intertrial Repetition [ITR]), (2) descriptive measures (e.g., net recall, item loss, and item recovery), and (3) temporal analysis ( e.g., cumulative recall, and item recovery over time). SORT calculates the appropriate measures and saves the output as a comma-delineated A SCII-file for easy inspection and analysis.