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Psychological - Lecture 4 -Learning Objectives (DN)

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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.

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What are some important principles of item analysis?

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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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TermDefinition

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

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Interpretation of test scores - particularly standardised test scores

learning objective 3