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Hartke, Alan R. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1978
Latent partition analysis is shown to be useful in determining the conceptual homogeneity of an item population. Such item populations are useful for mastery testing. Applications of latent partition analysis in assessing content validity are suggested. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Item Analysis, Item Sampling, Mastery Tests
Childs, Roy
This pamphlet describes the exciting potential of item banking--a new approach to testing which combines both comparability of scores with flexibility of test format. Item banks are collections of items where the characteristics of each item is known and these characteristics can be summated to described a test made from such items. The principle…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Item Banks
Linn, Robert – 1978
A series of studies on conceptual and design problems in competency-based measurements are explained. The concept of validity within the context of criterion-referenced measurement is reviewed. The authors believe validation should be viewed as a process rather than an end product. It is the process of marshalling evidence to support…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Item Analysis, Item Sampling, Test Bias
Berk, Ronald A. – 1978
Sixteen item statistics recommended for use in the development of criterion-referenced tests were evaluated. There were two major criteria: (1) practicability in terms of ease of computation and interpretation and (2) meaningfulness in the context of the development process. Most of the statistics were based on a comparison of performance changes…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Guides
Muiznieks, Viktors; Dennis, J. Richard – 1979
In computer assisted test construction (CATC) systems, the computer is used to perform the mechanical aspects of testing while the teacher retains control over question content. Advantages of CATC systems include question banks, decreased importance of test item security, computer analysis and response to student test answers, item analysis…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Testing
Scheetz, James P.; Forsyth, Robert A. – 1977
Empirical evidence is presented related to the effects of using a stratified sampling of items in multiple matrix sampling on the accuracy of estimates of the population mean. Data were obtained from a sample of 600 high school students for a 36-item mathematics test and a 40-item vocabulary test, both subtests of the Iowa Tests of Educational…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis, Item Sampling
Douglass, James B. – 1979
A general process for testing the feasibility of applying alternative mathematical or statistical models to the solution of a practical problem is presented and flowcharted. The system is used to compare five models for test equating: (1) anchor test equating using classical test theory; (2) anchor test equating using the one-parameter logistic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Equated Scores, Flow Charts, Goodness of Fit
Forster, Fred – 1987
Studies carried out over a 12-year period addressed fundamental questions on the use of Rasch-based item banks. Large field tests administered in grades 3-8 of reading, mathematics, and science items, as well as standardized test results were used to explore the possible effects of many factors on item calibrations. In general, the results…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Item Analysis
Lewy, Arieh; Doron, Rina – 1977
The concept of tailored testing for individuals is applied to the construction of tests for special groups and extended to apply to item content as well as item difficulty. It is suggested that evaluators may decide to construct tests on the basis of a unique combination of items drawn from an item bank to fit the need of a particular group. At…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Group Norms
Wilcox, Rand R. – 1979
Mastery tests are analyzed in terms of the number of skills to be mastered and the number of items per skill, in order that correct decisions of mastery or nonmastery will be made to a desired degree of probability. It is assumed that a random sample of skills will be selected for measurement, that each skill will be measured by the same number of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Equivalency Tests