Item Analysis Flashcards
Identify the term: a statistical test that is important in the development of test questions
Item Analysis
Identify the term: determines the ability of a student against a group of student
Item Analysis
Identify the term: used as a norm-reference and criterion-referenced test
Item Analysis
A norm-referenced test is applied for _____
Pre-test data
A criterion-referenced test is for _____
Post-test data
Identify the term: identifies the test based on its item quality, item sets, and the relationship between and among test items
Item Analysis
Identify the term: identifies the distractors that do not function or serve its purpose
Item Analysis
Identify the term: essentially appropriate in the multiple-choice format of test questions
Item Analysis
Identify the term: measures the relationship between students’ performance on a test item and the overall score of students
Index of discrimination (point biserial)
Formula for index of discrimination
D = no. of correct scores - correct answers
T/F: the higher the discrimination index, the better the item
T
T/F: the positive discrimination index indicates that most low scoring students got the item correctly than high scoring students
F
T/F: negative discrimination index shows that most low scoring students got the item correctly than the high scoring students
T
T/F: if the discrimination index is positive, there is a problem in the item
F
T/F: if the discrimination index is negative, the item is either too hard or poorly written
T
T/F: if the discrimination index is below 0.0, this indicates that there is a problem
T
T/F: if the low ability group got the most correct answers than the high ability group, there is no need to review to options
F
Interpret >,= 0.40 discrimination index
very good
Interpret 0.30-0.39 discrimination index
reasonably good
Interpret 0.20-0.29 discrimination index
marginal items need improvement
Interpret <0.20 discrimination index
Poor, rejected, revised
What should be the decision for a positive discrimination index?
Selected
What should be the decision for negative and zero discrimination index?
Rejected
What should be the decision for high and low difficulty value items?
Rejected