Testing the test: Item response curves and test quality.

Autor/inn/en	Morris, G. A.; Branum-Martin, L.; Harshman, N.; Baker, S. D.; Mazur, E.; Dutta, S.; Mzoughi, T.; McCauley, V.
Titel	Testing the test: Item response curves and test quality.
Quelle	In: American journal of physics, 74 (2006) 5, S. 449-453 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-9505; 1943-2909
DOI	10.1119/1.2174053
Schlagwörter	Reliabilität; Testkonstruktion; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Testentwicklung; Kraft (Phys); Physik
Abstract	We present a simple technique for evaluating multiple-choice questions and their answers beyond the usual measures of difficulty and the effectiveness of distractors. The technique involves the construction and qualitative consideration of item response curves and is based on item response theory from the field of education measurement. To demonstrate the technique, we apply item response curve analysis to three questions from the Force Concept Inventory. Item response curve analysis allows us to characterize qualitatively whether these questions are efficient, where efficient is defined in terms of the construction, performance, and discrimination of a question and its answer choices. This technique can be used to develop future multiple-choice examination questions and a better understanding of results from existing diagnostic instruments. © 2006 American Association of Physics Teachers.
Erfasst von	Arbeitsgruppe Didaktik der Physik, Universität Osnabrück
Update	2006/5