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Huntley, Renee M.; Loyd, Brenda H. – 1982
The study investigated the effect of "item density" on item difficulty in passage-related language tests. Item density refers to the number and frequency of items in relation to clear text. The format used was a passage with underlinings to signal the language situations out of which the items were constructed. American College Testing…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Language Tests, Secondary Education, Test Construction
Download full textHuntley, Renee M.; Miller, Sherri – 1994
Whether the shaping of test items can itself result in qualitative differences in examinees' comprehension of reading passages was studied using the Pearson-Johnson item classification system. The specific practice studied incorporated, within an item stem line, references that point the examinee to a specific location within a reading passage.…
Descriptors: Ability, Classification, Difficulty Level, High School Students
Huntley, Renee M.; Carlson, James E. – 1986
This study compared student performance on language-usage test items presented in two different formats: as discrete sentences and as items embedded in passages. American College Testing (ACT) Program's Assessment experimental units were constructed that presented 40 items in the two different formats. Results suggest item presentation may not…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit, Item Analysis
Huntley, Renee M.; Welch, Catherine – 1988
A study compared student performance on language-usage test items embedded in a passage when the location of the answer was varied. American College Testing (ACT) Assessment experimental units were constructed that presented 35 items whose sequence of foils was varied so that each foil appeared once as the "no change" option embedded in…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Distractors (Tests), Evaluation Methods
Huntley, Renee M.; Plake, Barbara S. – 1988
The combinational-format item (CFI)--multiple-choice item with combinations of alternatives presented as response choices--was studied to determine whether CFIs were different from regular multiple-choice items in item characteristics or in cognitive processing demands. Three undergraduate Foundations of Education classes (consisting of a total of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Educational Psychology
