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Download full textBridgeman, Brent; Cline, Frederick; Levin, Jutta – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
In order to estimate the likely effects on item difficulty when a calculator becomes available on the quantitative section of the Graduate Record Examinations® (GRE®-Q), 168 items (in six 28-item forms) were administered either with or without access to an on-screen four-function calculator. The forms were administered as a special research…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Calculators, Test Items
Sheehan, Kathleen M.; Kostin, Irene; Futagi, Yoko – ETS Research Report Series, 2007
This paper explores alternative approaches for facilitating efficient, evidence-centered item development for a new type of verbal reasoning item developed for use on the GRE® General Test. Results obtained in two separate studies are reported. The first study documented the development and validation of a fully automated approach for locating the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Test Items, Item Analysis
Sebrechts, Marc M.; And Others – 1993
The construct validity of algebra word problems for measuring quantitative reasoning was examined, focusing on an analysis of problem attributes and on the analysis of constructed-response solutions. Constructed-response solutions to 20 problems from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test were collected from 51 undergraduates.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Construct Validity, Constructed Response
