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Applegate, Brooks – 1987
Computer programs are presented to plot item and test characteristic curves and item information functions for parameter estimates produced by the LOGIST and BICAL computer programs. These programs provide data in tabular format, but their usefulness in test development and measurement courses can be greatly enhanced by graphic plots of the item…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Peer reviewedDawson, George – Science Teacher, 1987
Discusses the ISCS/FIRN Test Item Database, which contains 10,000 juried science questions that can help teachers prepare tests. Describes the process by which teachers can access the database and download certain questions into their own microcomputer. Provides lists from a sample search done using the various menus available. (TW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
