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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811095403321

Autore

Haladyna Thomas M.

Titolo

Developing and validating multiple-choice test items / / Thomas M. Haladyna

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2004

ISBN

0-429-23852-5

1-136-79065-9

1-283-84520-2

1-136-79066-7

0-203-82594-2

1-4106-1059-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Disciplina

371.26

Soggetti

Multiple-choice examinations - Design and construction

Multiple-choice examinations - Validity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-296) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Developing and Validating Multiple-Choice Test Items; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; I: A Foundation for Multiple-Choice Testing; 1. The Importance of Item Development for Validity; 2. Content and Cognitive Processes; 3. Item Formats; II: Developing MC Test Items; 4. MC Formats; 5. Guidelines for Developing MC Items; 6. A Casebook of Exemplary Items and Innovative ItemFormats; 7. Item Generation; III: Validity Evidence Arising Fromltem Development and ltem Response Validation; 8. Validity Evidence Coming From Item Development Procedures

9. Validity Evidence Coming From Statistical Study of Item Responses10. Using Item Response Patterns to Study Specific Problems; IV: The Future of ltemDevelopment and ltem Response Validation; 11. New Directions in Item Writing and Item Response Validation; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is intended for anyone who is seriously interested in designing and validating multiple-choice test items that measure understanding and the application of knowledge and skills to complex



situations, such as critical thinking and problem solving. The most comprehensive and authoritative book in its field, this edition has been extensively revised to include: *more information about writing items that match content standards; *more information about creating item pools and item banking; *a new set of item-writing rules (with examples) in chapter 5, as well as guidelines fo