A Comparison of Three Item Selection Methods in Criterion-Referenced Tests
Description:
This study compared three methods of selecting the best discriminating test items and the resultant test reliability of mastery/nonmastery classifications. These three methods were (a) the agreement approach, (b) the phi coefficient approach, and (c) the random selection approach.
Test responses from 1,836 students on a 50-item physical science test were used, from which 90 distinct data sets were generated for analysis. These 90 data sets contained 10 replications of the combination of three d…
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Date:
August 1988
Creator:
Lin, Hui-Fen
Partner:
UNT Libraries