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Download full textHuntley, Renee M.; Miller, Sherri – 1994
Whether the shaping of test items can itself result in qualitative differences in examinees' comprehension of reading passages was studied using the Pearson-Johnson item classification system. The specific practice studied incorporated, within an item stem line, references that point the examinee to a specific location within a reading passage.…
Descriptors: Ability, Classification, Difficulty Level, High School Students
Peer reviewedGriffith, Priscilla L.; And Others – Journal of Research in Education, 1992
Describes the use of Rasch item statistics for curricular analysis and instructional decision making. Uses a case study of application of the Rasch model in the pilot testing of items selected for criterion-referenced tests developed for grades one through eight in Charleston (South Carolina) schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Case Studies, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development
