To Skip or Not to Skip: Gender and Occupational Guessing Rate Differences on Low-Stakes Workforce Development Pre-Training Assessments

The study examined guessing on low-stakes pre-tests across stereotypically gendered occupations in a large (N = 126,366) workforce development program. Women skipped fewer questions, though this effect varied by occupation. Contrary to high-stakes tests, interaction effects were inconsistent with occupational gender stereotypes, suggesting different factors influence guessing on low-stakes tests.