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Assessment of Multiple Choice Question Exams Quality Using Graphical Methods

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Yousuf, Mustafa S.; Miles, Katherine; Harvey, Heather; Al-Tamimi, Mohammad; Badran, Darwish – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022

Exams should be valid, reliable, and discriminative. Multiple informative methods are used for exam analysis. Displaying analysis results numerically, however, may not be easily comprehended. Using graphical analysis tools could be better for the perception of analysis results. Two such methods were employed: standardized x-bar control charts with…

Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Testing, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Design and Validation of a Test for Representational Fluency of 9th Grade Students in Physics and Mathematics: The Case of Linear Functions

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Ceuppens, Stijn; Deprez, Johan; Dehaene, Wim; De Cock, Mieke – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018

This study reports on the development, validation, and administration of a 48-item multiple-choice test to assess students' representational fluency of linear functions in a physics context (1D kinematics) and a mathematics context. The test includes three external representations: graphs, tables, and formulas, which result in six possible…

Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mathematics Tests, Test Construction, Foreign Countries

Effects of Cluster Location on Human Performance on the Traveling Salesperson Problem

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MacGregor, James N. – Journal of Problem Solving, 2013

Most models of human performance on the traveling salesperson problem involve clustering of nodes, but few empirical studies have examined effects of clustering in the stimulus array. A recent exception varied degree of clustering and concluded that the more clustered a stimulus array, the easier a TSP is to solve (Dry, Preiss, & Wagemans,…

Descriptors: Problem Solving, Task Analysis, Testing, College Students

The Use of Graphs to Communicate Psychoeducational Test Results to Parents

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Miller, Joy Anderson; Watkins, Marley W. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2010

One of the major roles of a school psychologist is psychoeducational testing and the preparation of psychoeducational reports. Unfortunately, parents often have difficulty understanding psychoeducational reports. This difficulty might be ameliorated by supplementing psychoeducational reports with graphs. This hypothesis was tested with 144 parents…

Descriptors: School Psychologists, Role, Psychoeducational Methods, Testing

Detecting and Correcting Scale Drift in Test Equating: An Illustration from a Large Scale Testing Program

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Puhan, Gautam – Applied Measurement in Education, 2009

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of scale drift on a test that employs cut scores. It was essential to examine scale drift for this testing program because new forms in this testing program are often put on scale through a series of intermediate equatings (known as equating chains). This process may cause equating error to…

Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing, Measurement Techniques, Item Response Theory

National Overview: Measuring College and Career Readiness--The Class of 2009

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ACT, Inc., 2009

"Measuring College and Career Readiness" represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, it is not intended to be comprehensive but instead is designed to help…