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Lutz, William – 1983
After an extensive review of the available research on large-scale writing assessment, certain issues in writing assessment seem to be unresolved, and still other issues are not supported by adequate research. This paper reviews the basic issues in writing assessment, points out which topics are supported by strong research, and which topics are…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Download full textLenel, Julia C.; Gilmer, Jerry S. – 1986
In some testing programs an early item analysis is performed before final scoring in order to validate the intended keys. As a result, some items which are flawed and do not discriminate well may be keyed so as to give credit to examinees no matter which answer was chosen. This is referred to as allkeying. This research examined how varying the…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Samejima, Fumiko – 1986
Item analysis data fitting the normal ogive model were simulated in order to investigate the problems encountered when applying the three-parameter logistic model. Binary item tests containing 10 and 35 items were created, and Monte Carlo methods simulated the responses of 2,000 and 500 examinees. Item parameters were obtained using Logist 5.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Difficulty Level, Guessing (Tests), Item Analysis
