Using Item Test-Retest Stability (ITRS) as a Criterion for Item Selection: An Empirical Study.

Nevo, Barukh

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Publication Date: 1977

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Using Item Test-Retest Stability (ITRS) as a Criterion for Item Selection: An Empirical Study

Nevo, Barukh

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 4, 847-52, W 77

Item-test correlations are compared to item test-retest correlations as measures for selecting items in test construction. The author concludes that the item test-retest method is superior for item analysis which aims at getting shorter tests while maintaining test stability. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Test Items, Test Reliability, Test Selection

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