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Download full textSubkoviak, Michael J.; Harris, Deborah J. – 1984
This study examined three statistical methods for selecting items for mastery tests. One is the pretest-posttest method due to Cox and Vargas (1966); it is computationally simple, but has a number of serious limitations. The second is a latent trait method recommended by van der Linden (1981); it is computationally complex, but has a number of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory
Chang, S. Tai; Bashaw, W. L. – 1984
The purpose of this study was twofold: to investigate to what extent characteristics of anchor tests may affect precision of item calibration, and to estimate to what extent precision of item calibration may be affected by removal of persons whose response patterns deviate from those normally expected from the Rasch one-parameter logistic model.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Difficulty Level, Equated Scores, Junior High Schools
Takai, Ricky T. – 1984
The purpose of this papeer is to provide an empirical analysis of four subtests of the High School and Beyond (HS&B) sophomore test battery. This analysis of item bias uses the 1980 test data of the sophomore cohort. Blacks and whites were matched on the total score of four subtests: Vocabulary, Reading, Mathematics--Part I, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Martin, Michael T. – 1983
The Arizona Tax Research Association analyzed the Arizona Teacher Proficiency Examination (ATPE). An item analysis of the 150 questions administered to 2,430 applicants from July 1982 through March 1983 was undertaken. A minimum point biserial correlation coefficient of .33 indicated the validity of an item. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis, Screening Tests
Yen, Wendy M. – 1984
Unidimensional item response theory (IRT) is widely used in the analysis and equating of educational achievement tests. If an IRT model is true, item response must be locally independent when the trait is held constant. Several measures of local dependence which are used in conjunction with the three-parameter logistic model in the analysis of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Equated Scores
De Corte, Erik; And Others – 1984
This study investigates the influence of changes in the wording of simple addition and subtraction problems without affecting their semantic structure on the level of difficulty of those problems for first and second graders and on the nature of their errors. The objective is to contribute to a better understanding of the process of constructing a…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Grade 1
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
Physics 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 49 multiple-choice questions and four written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, High Schools
van der Linden, Wim J.; Boekkooi-Timminga, Ellen – 1987
A "maximin" model for item response theory based test design is proposed. In this model only the relative shape of the target test information function is specified. It serves as a constraint subject to which a linear programming algorithm maximizes the information in the test. In the practice of test construction there may be several…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Foreign Countries, Item Banks, Latent Trait Theory
Knol, Dirk L. – 1989
Two iterative procedures for constructing Rasch scales are presented. A log-likelihood ratio test based on a quasi-loglinear formulation of the Rasch model is given by which one item at a time can be deleted from or added to an initial item set. In the so-called "top-down" algorithm, items are stepwise deleted from a relatively large…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Item Banks, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models
Henfield, Paul; Balmaceda, Madeline – 1988
The comprehensive testing program used by the New York City Board of Examiners to develop tests for licensure of teachers is compared with national approaches to licensing. The first step in developing a licensing examination in New York is thorough job analysis leading to the preparation of task statements. These are used to develop lists of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), National Programs, Occupational Tests
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The first of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and providing examples of four different forms that objective questions can take: (1) conventional multiple choice questions; (2) true/false questions; (3) assertion/reason items; and (4) matching items. Guidance is offered on how to decide which type…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Objective Tests
Ellington, Henry – 1987
The third of three sequels to the booklet "Student Assessment," this booklet begins by describing and giving examples of three forms that essay-type questions can take: (1) unstructured-essay questions; (2) structured-essay questions; and (3) short-notes questions. Guidelines are then provided for deciding which type of question to use in a given…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
Humes, Ann – 1979
A pilot study was undertaken to develop appropriate writing samples for assessment of composing tasks, to examine the utility and time requirements of scoring keys, particularly regarding their consistency and objectivity, and to study the efficacy of scoring guides. Five classes from second to sixth grade in a school in the Los Angeles Unified…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines, Pilot Projects
Miller, M. David – 1981
Techniques for maximizing discrimination between groups in norm referenced measurement to reflect sensitivity to group differences inherent in the evaluation of multilevel educational systems are discussed. Data from the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) were used to examine relationships between reading and mathematics achievement and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Group Behavior, Group Testing
Romberg, Thomas A.; And Others – 1982
The purpose of this report is to describe the development of a pool of mathematical problem-solving situations and a set of items for each situation which provides information about students' qualitatively different levels of reasoning ability as applied to that situation. For each problem-solving situation, a set of "structured…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Achievement, Models
