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Wang, Ting; Li, Min; Thummaphan, Phonraphee; Ruiz-Primo, Maria Araceli – International Journal of Testing, 2017
Contextualized items have been widely used in science testing. Despite common use of item contexts, how the influence of a chosen context on the reliability and validity of the score inferences remains unclear. We focused on sequential cues of contextual information, referring to the order of events or descriptions presented in item contexts. We…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Cues, Difficulty Level, Test Items
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Svetina, Dubravka; Levy, Roy – Educational Assessment, 2014
A framework is introduced for considering dimensionality assessment procedures for multidimensional item response models. The framework characterizes procedures in terms of their confirmatory or exploratory approach, parametric or nonparametric assumptions, and applicability to dichotomous, polytomous, and missing data. Popular and emerging…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, National Competency Tests, Science Tests
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Walkington, Candace; Clinton, Virginia; Shivraj, Pooja – American Educational Research Journal, 2018
The link between reading and mathematics achievement is well known, and an important question is whether readability factors in mathematics problems are differentially impacting student groups. Using 20 years of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, we examine how…
Descriptors: Readability, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
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Ip, Edward H. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2010
The testlet response model is designed for handling items that are clustered, such as those embedded within the same reading passage. Although the testlet is a powerful tool for handling item clusters in educational and psychological testing, the interpretations of its item parameters, the conditional correlation between item pairs, and the…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Test Items, Correlation
O'Sullivan, Christine – 1995
The framework and specifications for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment were developed in 1991-92 and field tested in 1993. The assessment was postponed, however, and will be administered in 1996. The framework calls for performance-based tasks that probe students' abilities to use materials to make…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Tests