In the standardized and objective evaluation of student performances, the item analysis is a process in which both students' answers and test questions are examined in order to assess the quality and quantity of the items and the test as a whole. All students from some classrooms of primary and middle school were selected to evaluate their performances by testing. On the basis of the analysis results the tests have been re-designed. The results emphasized that item analysis provides valuable information to the teachers to further item modification and future test development and offers educational tools to assist them.
In the standardized and objective evaluation of student performances, the itemanalysis is a process in which both students’ answers and test questions are examined in order to assess the quality and quantity of the items and the test as a whole. All students from some classrooms of primary and middle school were selected to evaluate their performances by testing. On the basis of the analysis results the tests have been re-designed. The results emphasized that itemanalysis provides valuable information to the teachers to further item modification and future test development and offers educational tools to assist them.
The Use of Item Analysis for the Improvement of objective examination
SIRI, ANNA;
2011-01-01
Abstract
In the standardized and objective evaluation of student performances, the itemanalysis is a process in which both students’ answers and test questions are examined in order to assess the quality and quantity of the items and the test as a whole. All students from some classrooms of primary and middle school were selected to evaluate their performances by testing. On the basis of the analysis results the tests have been re-designed. The results emphasized that itemanalysis provides valuable information to the teachers to further item modification and future test development and offers educational tools to assist them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
