Item analysis: Selecting items for the test form – Part 2

Posted by Austin Fossey In my last post, I talked about how item discrimination is the primary statistic used for item selection in classical test theory […]

Item analysis: Selecting items for the test form – Part 1

Regular readers of our blog know that we ran an initial series on item analysis way back in the day, and then I did a […]

Question Type Report: Use Cases

Posted by Austin Fossey A client recently asked me if there is a way to count the number of each type of item in their item […]

When to Give Partial Credit for Multiple-Response Items

Posted by Austin Fossey Three different customers recently asked me how to decide between scoring a multiple-response (MR) item dichotomously or polytomously; i.e., when should an […]

Managing Item Development for Large-Scale Assessment

Posted by Julie Delazyn Whether you work with low-stakes assessments, small-scale classroom assessments or large-scale, high-stakes assessment, understanding and applying some basic principles of item […]

Item Development – Summary and Conclusions

Posted by Austin Fossey This post concludes my series on item development in large-scale assessment. I’ve discussed some key processes in developing items, including drafting items, […]

Item Development – Psychometric review

Posted by Austin Fossey The final step in item development is the psychometric review. You have drafted the items, edited them, sent them past your review […]

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