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Yalçin, Seher – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2018
The purpose of this study is to determine the best IRT model [Rasch, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL and mixed IRT (2 and 3PL)] for the science and technology subtest of the Transition from Basic Education to Secondary Education (TEOG) exam, which is carried out at national level, it is also aimed to predict the item parameters under the best model. This study is a…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Goodness of Fit, Multiple Choice Tests
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Sideridis, Georgios; Tsaousis, Ioannis; Al Harbi, Khaleel – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2017
The purpose of the present article was to illustrate, using an example from a national assessment, the value from analyzing the behavior of distractors in measures that engage the multiple-choice format. A secondary purpose of the present article was to illustrate four remedial actions that can potentially improve the measurement of the…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Attention Control, Testing, Remedial Instruction
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Latifi, Syed; Bulut, Okan; Gierl, Mark; Christie, Thomas; Jeeva, Shehzad – SAGE Open, 2016
The purpose of this study is to evaluate two methodological perspectives of test fairness using a national Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. SSC is a suit of multi-subject national qualification tests at Grade 10 level in South Asian countries, such as Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. Because it is a high-stakes test, the fairness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Language Tests, Mathematics Tests