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The Effect of Item Presentation on Item Difficulty and Discrimination in Language-Usage Tests.
Huntley, Renee M.; Carlson, James E. – 1986
This study compared student performance on language-usage test items presented in two different formats: as discrete sentences and as items embedded in passages. American College Testing (ACT) Program's Assessment experimental units were constructed that presented 40 items in the two different formats. Results suggest item presentation may not…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit, Item Analysis