Test Development Flashcards
The process can be traced through thoughts
Test conceptualization
Term for preliminary research surrounding the creation of the test prototype.
Pilot work
Process where rules for assigning numbers are set.
Scaling
Group of words, statements, it symbols on which judgements of the strength of a trait is indicated.
Rating scale
Asking the panel of experts to rank.
Rankings of experts
True or false statements reflecting positive and negative altitudes.
Method of equal-appearing intervals
Who developed the method of equal-appearing intervals?
L.L. Thurstone
Obtaining a measure of absolute item difficulty.
Method of absolute scaling
Stronger statements will also endorse on the milder one as the questionnaire progress.
Guttman scales
Based entirely on how they contrast a criterion group from a Normative sample.
Method of empirical keying
Presenting pair of stimuli which will be compared by test takers.
Method of paired comparisons
Stimuli are placed into one of two or more categories.
Categorical scaling
Reliance on reason and logic over data collection for statistical analysis
Rational (theoretical) approach
Reliance on data gathering to identify items
Empirical approach
Combination of rational and empirical approach
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