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Peer reviewedFitzpatrick, Anne R.; Yen, Wendy M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1995
The psychometric characteristics of constructed response items referring to choice and nonchoice passages administered to approximately 150,000 students in grades 3, 5, and 8 were studied through item response theory methodology. Results indicated no consistent differences in the difficulty and discrimination of items referring to the two types of…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
