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Wren, David; Barbera, Jack – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
Assessing conceptual understanding of foundational topics before instruction on higher-order concepts can provide chemical educators with information to aid instructional design. This study provides an instrument that can be used to identify students' alternative conceptions regarding thermochemistry concepts. The Thermochemistry Concept Inventory…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Thermodynamics, Chemistry, Item Response Theory
Bennett, Randy Elliot; Rock, Donald A. – 1993
Formulating-Hypotheses (F-H) items present a situation and ask the examinee to generate as many explanations for it as possible. This study examined the generalizability, validity, and examinee perceptions of a computer-delivered version of the task. Eight F-H questions were administered to 192 graduate students. Half of the items restricted…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Generalizability Theory, Graduate Students
van Weeren, J.; Theunissen, T. J. J. M. – 1986
Pronunciation is regarded as a valuable subskill in foreign language teaching and testing. Its quality is commonly assessed in a global way by having examinees read aloud. An atomistic test is a more systematic and explicit approach. Such a test would consist of about 40 items, use recorded performances, and draw on an inventory of pronunciation…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Error Patterns, French, Generalizability Theory
Kim, Yang Boon; Lee, Jong Sung – 1990
The empirical validity of generalizability theory was investigated by applying two three-facet designs to data obtained in 1988 from administration of the Scientific Thinking and Research Skill Test (STRST). The decision validity of the STRST was also examined. Subjects were 125 fifth-grade and 125 sixth-grade students who were administered the…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Decision Making, Elementary School Students, Generalizability Theory