Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Elementary School Students | 3 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Multiple Choice Tests | 3 |
| Testing | 3 |
| Science Tests | 2 |
| Scores | 2 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Data Analysis | 1 |
| Difficulty Level | 1 |
| English (Second Language) | 1 |
| Evidence | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Banks, Kathleen | 1 |
| Hudicourt-Barnes, Josiane | 1 |
| Lindner, Marlit A. | 1 |
| Mayer, Richard E. | 1 |
| Noble, Tracy | 1 |
| O'Connor, Mary Catherine | 1 |
| Rosebery, Ann | 1 |
| Schult, Johannes | 1 |
| Suarez, Catherine | 1 |
| Warren, Beth | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Germany | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Iowa Tests of Basic Skills | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLindner, Marlit A.; Schult, Johannes; Mayer, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
This classroom experiment investigates the effects of adding representational pictures to multiple-choice and constructed-response test items to understand the role of the response format for the multimedia effect in testing. Participants were 575 fifth- and sixth-graders who answered 28 science test items--seven items in each of four experimental…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6, Multimedia Materials
Banks, Kathleen – Educational Assessment, 2009
The purpose of this article is to describe and demonstrate a three-step process of using differential distractor functioning (DDF) in a post hoc analysis to understand sources of differential item functioning (DIF) in multiple-choice testing. The process is demonstrated on two multiple-choice tests that used complex alternatives (e.g., "No…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Multiple Choice Tests, Testing, Gender Differences
Noble, Tracy; Suarez, Catherine; Rosebery, Ann; O'Connor, Mary Catherine; Warren, Beth; Hudicourt-Barnes, Josiane – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
Education policy in the U.S. in the last two decades has emphasized large-scale assessment of students, with growing consequences for schools, teachers, and students. Given the high stakes of such tests, it is important to understand the relationships between students' answers to test items and their knowledge and skills in the tested content…
Descriptors: Testing, Science Tests, Second Language Learning, Measures (Individuals)
