ISBN:
9789400910713
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (368p)
,
digital
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Series Statement:
Evaluation in Education and Human Services 25
Parallel Title:
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Keywords:
Education
;
Educational tests and measurements
Abstract:
1 What Is Constructing Test Items? -- What This Book Is About -- Major Purposes Of This Book -- Why This Information Is Important -- Persons For Whom This Book Is Intended -- Overview Of The Remaining Chapters -- How To Approach the Chapters -- 2 Definition, Purpose, And Characteristics of Items -- Defining A Test Item -- Test Item Nomenclature -- Purpose For Test Items -- Criteria For Good Test Items -- Assumptions For Test Items -- Classification Of Items -- Conclusion -- 3 Determining the Content For Items: Validity -- Basic Concepts of Validity -- The Relationship Between Constructing Test Items and Validity -- Conditions For Items To Contribute To Validity -- Initial Considerations When Selecting Content For Items -- Achieving Clarity In A Test’s Content -- Developing Test Content Specifications -- Melding Cognitive Processing Levels With Items Content -- Test Item Specifications -- Making An Item Consistent With Its Specification -- Conclusion -- 4 Starting To Write Items: Practical Considerations -- The Importance Of Good Writing In Test Items -- Sources For Information On Writing Style -- Using Taxonomies In Writing Items -- Distinctness Between Stem and Response Alternatives -- Importance Of An Interrogative Stem -- Determining The Correct Response For Test Items -- Determining The Optimal Number Of Response Alternatives -- Making Response Alternatives Plausible -- Use Of All Of The Above Or None Of The Above As Response Alternatives -- Using Specific Determiners In Test Items -- Constructing Complex Response Alternatives -- Time Examinees Need To Respond To Items -- Conclusion -- 5 Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines For Items in the Multiple-Choice Format -- Understanding The Multiple-Choice Item Format -- Advantages and Criticisms Of Items In The Multiple-Choice Format -- Editorial Format For Items -- Using Directions Correctly -- Specialized Style Rules For Multiple-Choice Items -- Type Characteristics and Page Layout -- Conclusion -- 6 Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines For Items in Other Common Formats -- Precision In Wording, Again -- Understanding Items In The True-False Format -- Understanding Items In The Matching Format -- Understanding Short-Answer AndSentence-Completion Items -- Understanding Cloze-Procedure -- Conclusion -- 7 Judging the Quality Of Test Items: Item Analysis -- Measurement Error -- Understanding Item Analysis -- Validating The Content Of Items -- Using Leading Questions In Item Analysis -- Item Statistics -- Item Parameters -- Item Bias -- Conclusion -- 8 Ethical, Legal Considerations, and Final Remarks for Item Writers -- Ethical Concerns For Item Writers -- Concluding Comments About Constructing Test Items -- References -- Author Index.
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-009-1071-3
URL:
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