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Cechák, Jaroslav; Pelánek, Radek – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2021
Measuring similarity of educational items has several applications in the development of adaptive learning systems, and previous research has already proposed a wide range of similarity measures. In this work, we provide an experimental evaluation of selected similarity measures using a large dataset. The used items are alternate-choice questions…
Descriptors: Measurement, Proximity, Grammar, English (Second Language)
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Pichette, François; Béland, Sébastien; Jolani, Shahab; Lesniewska, Justyna – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
Researchers are frequently confronted with unanswered questions or items on their questionnaires and tests, due to factors such as item difficulty, lack of testing time, or participant distraction. This paper first presents results from a poll confirming previous claims (Rietveld & van Hout, 2006; Schafer & Graham, 2002) that data…
Descriptors: Language Research, Data Analysis, Simulation, Item Analysis
Cook, Linda L.; And Others – 1990
The equating of reasonably parallel forms of College Board Achievement Tests in biology, chemistry, mathematics level II, American history and social studies, and French is discussed. Results of the following five equating methods are compared: (1) Tucker; (2) Levine equally reliable; (3) Levine unequally reliable; (4) frequency estimation…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Biology, Chemistry