Exam 8: Test Development

Jana takes a personality test administered by the "True Compatibility Dating Service." According to the personalized,computerized personality profile that results,Jana learns that her need for exhibitionism is much greater than her need for stability.Since the test analyzes data only with regard to Jane,and no other client of the dating service,it may be assumed that the test was scored using

What is the value of the item-discrimination index for an item answered correctly by an equal number of students in the higher- and lower-scoring groups?

The two columns of a matching item may contain different number of items because this makes

With regard to item-discrimination indices,a d equal to -1 is

On a particular test,men and women tend to have the same total score.Men and women do,however,tend to exhibit different response patterns to specific items.A reasonable conclusion is that the test is:

The process of DIF analysis entails

All of the following are components of a multiple-choice item EXCEPT

Which is TRUE of cross-validation of a test after standardization has occurred?

With regard to the test revision process,it typically

In measurement employing latent-trait models

A test item functions differently in one group of testtakers as compared to another group of testtakers known to have the same level of an underlying trait.This phenomenon is known as:

A decision is made to use only a few subjects per item during the test tryout phase of a test's construction.This decision is MOST LIKELY to lead to

The item-validity index is key in determining

What is the optimal item-difficulty level for a true-false item?

The greater the magnitude of the item-discrimination index,the more testtakers in the higher-scoring group answered the item correctly,as compared to testtakers

A test developer is designing a standardized test using a multiple-choice format.The final form of the test will contain 50 items.It would be advisable for the first draft of this test to contain,at least,how many items?

In Guttman scaling

The Rasch model offers a way to model the probability that

As part of the test development process,a test revision may entail

When a test is translated from one language in one culture to another language in another culture,______ can help ensure that the original test and the translated test are reasonably equivalent and tapping the same construct.