Predicting Skill Qualification Test Item Difficulty from Judgments

Abstract

This study examined one possible form of test development bias. We wanted to determine if supervisors exhibited 'item leniency,' and judged the items to be easier for enlisted personnel than the items were found to be. Thus we asked supervisors of a combat MOS (11H, TOE Gunner), an engineering MOS (12C, Birdge Construction Crewman), and an administrative MOS (71L, Clerk) to estimate what percentage of their troops would pass each item of the Skill Component (SC) portion f the appropriate SQT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP001403

Entities

People

  • Douglas MacPherson

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Judgment
  • Military Occupational Specialties
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Quadrants
  • Qualifications
  • Ratings
  • Reliability
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Supervisors
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.