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Levine, Michael V. – 1982
Significant to a latent trait or item response theory analysis of a mental test is the determination of exactly what is being quantified. The following are practical problems to be considered in the formulation of a good theory: (1) deciding whether two tests measure the same trait or traits; (2) analyzing the relative contributions of a pair of…
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedWilgosh, L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1990
Item analysis data were collected for the Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test and Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test, from urban and rural Alberta (Canada) youngsters and Inuit youngsters from the Northwest Territories (Canada). Both tests were inadequate in individual item difficulty levels, suggesting the necessity of revising scoring systems and…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Eskimos
