Psychological - Lecture 4 -Learning Objectives (DN)
Key principles of item analysis include evaluating how well each test item distinguishes between high and low performers, checking for clarity and fairness, and ensuring items contribute to the overall reliability and validity of the test. This process helps refine and improve test quality.
What are some important principles of item analysis?
learning objective - 1
Key Terms
What are some important principles of item analysis?
learning objective - 1
What are some of the tools used during item analysis?
learning objective - 1
Item-difficulty index
Item-discrimination index
Item-validity index
Item-reliability index
contrast the item-difficulty and item- discrimination indices
part of learning objective 1
Item Difficulty Index - the proportion of testtakers answering the item correctly
Item Discrimination Inde...
What is the difference between criterion-referenced tests & norm-referenced tests?
learning objective no.2
both tests may have items which high scorers get correct & low scorers get incorrect
Norm-referenced tests ...
Interpretation of test scores - particularly standardised test scores
learning objective 3
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What are some important principles of item analysis? | learning objective - 1 |
What are some of the tools used during item analysis? | learning objective - 1 Item-difficulty index Item-discrimination index Item-validity index Item-reliability index |
contrast the item-difficulty and item- discrimination indices | part of learning objective 1 Item Difficulty Index - the proportion of testtakers answering the item correctly Item Discrimination Index - the degree an item correctly differentiates the behaviour it was designed to measure |
What is the difference between criterion-referenced tests & norm-referenced tests? | learning objective no.2 both tests may have items which high scorers get correct & low scorers get incorrect Norm-referenced tests - this makes it a good item however on a Criterion-referenced test, this is not what makes it a good item Criterion-referenced tests - a good item checks whether a certain criteria is met e.g., when knowledge or mastery required e.g., doctor of medicine p.243 |
Interpretation of test scores - particularly standardised test scores | learning objective 3 |