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Download full textSamejima, Fumiko – 1980
Research related to the multiple choice test item is reported, as it is conducted by educational technologists in Japan. Sato's number of hypothetical equivalent alternatives is introduced. The based idea behind this index is that the expected uncertainty of the m events, or alternatives, be large and the number of hypothetical, equivalent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests
Huntley, Renee M.; Carlson, James E. – 1986
This study compared student performance on language-usage test items presented in two different formats: as discrete sentences and as items embedded in passages. American College Testing (ACT) Program's Assessment experimental units were constructed that presented 40 items in the two different formats. Results suggest item presentation may not…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit, Item Analysis
Koch, William R.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1979
Tailored testing procedures for achievement testing were applied in a situation that failed to meet some of the specifications generally considered to be necessary for tailored testing. Discrepancies from the appropriate conditions included the use of small samples for calibrating items, and the use of an item pool that was not designed to be…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Educational Testing, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationCivil Service Commission, Washington, DC. Personnel Research and Development Center. – 1976
This pamphlet reprints three papers and an invited discussion of them, read at a Division 5 Symposium at the 1975 American Psychological Association Convention. The first paper describes a Bayesian tailored testing process and shows how it demonstrates the importance of using test items with high discrimination, low guessing probability, and a…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Hendrickson, Gerry F. – 1971
The purpose of this study was to determine whether option weighting improved the internal consistency and intercorrelation of the subtests. The differential option-weighting scheme employed in this study is based on one devised by Guttman. The tests were first scored with Guttman-type weights and then with conventional correction-for-guessing…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Correlation, Factor Structure, Guessing (Tests)
Izard, J. F. – 1977
This material provides a discussion of the construction and analysis of tests prepared for classroom use by teachers. The initial discussion is concerned with the purposes of evaluation and the specification of objectives. This is followed by an examination of theoretical and practical considerations in planning a test. The material on test item…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
