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Differences in Instructional Sensitivity Between Item Formats and Between Achievement Test Items.
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Hanson, Ralph A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1986
An operational framework and a set of empirical procedures for building achievement tests sensitive to the instructional effects of school programs are presented. Procedures are illustrated using data from a comparative study of alternative item formats for a criterion-referenced test. Important differences in instructional sensitivity are shown.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
An Examination of Methodological Issues Relevant to the Use and Interpretation of the Semantic Differential.
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And Others; Mann, Irene T. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
Several methodological problems (particularly the assumed bipolarity of scales, instructions regarding use of the midpoint, and concept-scale interaction) which may contribute to a lack of precision in the semantic differential technique were investigated. Results generally supported the use of the semantic differential. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Rating Scales
Do Verbal Factors Affect Performance in Mathematics Tests?
Huntley, Renee M.; And Others – 1989
This study investigated the effects of verbal factors on item performance in mathematics tests. Experimental tryout units were constructed that varied the verbal load of each of 21 mathematics test items. Each tryout unit was randomly assembled to include A, B and C versions of items so that no examinee took a unit of only one item format. Each…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, High Schools
The Effect of Stylistic Changes on Item Performance.
O'Neill, Kathleen A. – 1986
When test questions are not intended to measure language skills, it is important to know if language is an extraneous characteristic that affects item performance. This study investigates whether certain stylistic changes in the way items are presented affect item performance on examinations for a health profession. The subjects were medical…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Analysis of Variance, Drug Education, Graduate Medical Students
CMI Unit Test Item Presentation/Feedback and Its Effect on Final Examination Performance: Staff Study.
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Jelden, D. L. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1988
Reviews study conducted to compare levels of achievement on final exams for college students responding to combinations of test-item feedback methods and modes of test-item presentation. The PHOENIX computer system used in the comparison is described, and the use of ACT (American College Testing Program) scores for ability comparison is discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance
Determining Youth Gang Membership: Development of a Self-Report Instrument.
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Pillen, Michelle B.; Hoewing-Roberson, Renee C. – 1992
The Gang Membership Inventory (GMI) was developed for use with urban high-risk youth and administered as part of a larger survey. The GMI consists of 15 true/false items asking about the respondent's involvement in gang activities in the year just past. Activities range from peripheral involvement to more serious involvement in gangs (e.g., being…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Elementary School Students