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ERIC Number: EJ1391523
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1076-9986
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1054
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Using Item Scores and Distractors to Detect Item Compromise and Preknowledge
Gorney, Kylie; Wollack, James A.; Sinharay, Sandip; Eckerly, Carol
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v48 n5 p636-660 Oct 2023
Any time examinees have had access to items and/or answers prior to taking a test, the fairness of the test and validity of test score interpretations are threatened. Therefore, there is a high demand for procedures to detect both compromised items (CI) and examinees with preknowledge (EWP). In this article, we develop a procedure that uses item scores and distractors to simultaneously detect CI and EWP. The false positive rate and true positive rate are evaluated for both items and examinees using detailed simulations. A real data example is also provided using data from an information technology certification exam.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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