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Yi-Hsuan Lee; Yue Jia – Applied Measurement in Education, 2024
Test-taking experience is a consequence of the interaction between students and assessment properties. We define a new notion, rapid-pacing behavior, to reflect two types of test-taking experience -- disengagement and speededness. To identify rapid-pacing behavior, we extend existing methods to develop response-time thresholds for individual items…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Reaction Time, Item Response Theory, Test Format
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Wolkowitz, Amanda A.; Foley, Brett; Zurn, Jared – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2023
The purpose of this study is to introduce a method for converting scored 4-option multiple-choice (MC) items into scored 3-option MC items without re-pretesting the 3-option MC items. This study describes a six-step process for achieving this goal. Data from a professional credentialing exam was used in this study and the method was applied to 24…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Accuracy, Test Format