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Peer reviewedWolf, Lisa F.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
The relationship between characteristics of test takers and characteristics of test items was examined in a quasiexperimental study involving 301 high school juniors and sophomores taking a mathematics examination that was consequential to sophomores but not juniors. Results are interpreted in relation to the expectancy value model of motivation.…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Grade 10, Grade 11, High School Students
