How to Predetermine the Difficulty of Items of Examinations and Standardized Tests.

Prien, Borge

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How to Predetermine the Difficulty of Items of Examinations and Standardized Tests.

Prien, Borge

Studies in Educational Evaluation, v15 n3 p309-17 1989

Under certain conditions it may be possible to determine the difficulty of previously untested test items. Although no recipe can be provided, reflections on this topic are presented, drawing on concepts of item banking. A functional constructive method is suggested as having the most potential. (SLD)

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Item Banks, Mathematical Models, Predictive Measurement, Standardized Tests, Test Items

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Identifiers - Location: Denmark

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