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Evaluation of Northwest University, Kano Post-UTME Test Items Using Item Response Theory
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Bichi, Ado Abdu; Hafiz, Hadiza; Bello, Samira Abdullahi – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2016
High-stakes testing is used for the purposes of providing results that have important consequences. Validity is the cornerstone upon which all measurement systems are built. This study applied the Item Response Theory principles to analyse Northwest University Kano Post-UTME Economics test items. The developed fifty (50) economics test items was…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Difficulty Level, Statistical Analysis
Adaptations and Access to Assessment of Common Core Content
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Kettler, Ryan J. – Review of Research in Education, 2015
This chapter introduces theory that undergirds the role of testing adaptations in assessment, provides examples of item modifications and testing accommodations, reviews research relevant to each, and introduces a new paradigm that incorporates opportunity to learn (OTL), academic enablers, testing adaptations, and inferences that can be made from…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Literature Reviews, Testing, Testing Accommodations
Factor Analysis Methods and Validity Evidence: A Systematic Review of Instrument Development across the Continuum of Medical Education
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Wetzel, Angela Payne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Previous systematic reviews indicate a lack of reporting of reliability and validity evidence in subsets of the medical education literature. Psychology and general education reviews of factor analysis also indicate gaps between current and best practices; yet, a comprehensive review of exploratory factor analysis in instrument development across…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Scholarship, Writing for Publication, Evidence