A Comparison on the Rasch Item Probability with Three Common Item Characteristics as Criteria for Item Selection.

Abstract

Selection of items for analogy tests according to the Rasch item probability of 'goodness of fit' to the model is compared with three connonly used item selection criteria: item discrimination, item difficulty, and item-ability correlation. Word, picture, symbol and number analogies in multiple-choice format were administered to several hundred college students. Analysis was made at Rasch item probabilities in terms of proportion of items rejected as criteria was commonly used criteria for item difficulty. Results also showed the amount of overlap among the four criteria.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0738829

Entities

People

  • Howard E. A. Tinsley
  • Rene' V. Dawis

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discrimination
  • Mathematics
  • Probability
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Regression Analysis.