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An Investigation of the Interaction between Item Content and Group Membership on the Tests of General Educational Development.

Harnisch, Delwyn L. – 1983

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the item characteristics of the General Educational Development Tests (GED) for specific subgroups of students. The method employed was the approach suggested by Linn and Harnisch in which the three-parameter logistic model is used for detecting interactions between item content and group…

Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Item Analysis

Linking Tests across Two Languages: Focus on the Screening of Biliterate Hispanic U.S. Seniors.

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Auchter, Joan E.; Skaggs, Gary; Stansfield, Charles – 1998

A multi-year effort is being made to create a revised Spanish-language version of the Tests of General Educational Development (GED). It is necessary to ensure that the translated, adapted version maintains the same content and performance standards as the original English version. The final linking of the Spanish-language and English versions…

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English, Equivalency Tests, High School Seniors