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Peer reviewedWilcox, Rand R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
When determining criterion-referenced test length, problems of guessing are shown to be more serious than expected. A new method of scoring is presented that corrects for guessing without assuming that guessing is random. Empirical investigations of the procedure are examined. Test length can be substantially reduced. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Guessing (Tests), Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring
Download full textGraham, Darol L. – 1974
The adequacy of a test developed for statewide assessment of basic mathematics skills was investigated. The test, comprised of multiple-choice items reflecting a series of behavioral objectives, was compared with a more extensive criterion measure generated from the same objectives by the application of a strict item sampling model. In many…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Item Sampling
Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K.; De Gruijter, Dato N. M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1983
Addressing the shortcomings of classical item statistics for selecting criterion-referenced test items, this paper describes an optimal item selection procedure utilizing item response theory (IRT) and offers examples in which random selection and optimal item selection methods are compared. Theoretical advantages of optimal selection based upon…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Item Banks, Latent Trait Theory
Berk, Ronald A. – 1979
Four factors essential to determining how many items should be constructed or sampled for a set of objectives are examined: (1) importance and type of decisions to be made with the results; (2) importance and emphases assigned to the instructional and behavioral objectives; (3) number of objectives; (4) practical constraints, such as item writing…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decision Making
Millman, Jason – 1972
Two aspects of criterion referenced testing are discussed: cutting scores and test length. Several practices in determining passing scores are enumerated: (1) setting passing scores so that a predetermined percent of students pass; (2) inspecting each test item to determine how important it is that it be answered correctly; (3) determining the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Educational Problems
Noble, Christopher S.; And Others – 1986
The relationship between item omission and item position on criterion-referenced tests in the Texas state assessment program is examined. Item statistics from the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) and Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) mathematics and reading tests from 1983 through 1985 are examined for three ethnic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Blacks, Criterion Referenced Tests, Ethnic Groups
