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Utilizing test items analysis to examine the level of difficulty and discriminating power in a teacher-made test

Edulite: Journal of English Education, Literature, and Culture, 2021
Apart from teaching, English language teachers need to assess their students by giving a test to know the students’ achievements. In general, teachers are barely conducting item analysis on their tests. As a result, they have no idea about the quality of
Sayit Abdul Karim, Suryo Sudiro, Syarifah Sakinah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Analysis of The English Summative Test: EFL Teacher-Made Test

Journal of English Language Teaching and Literature
This study aims to determine the quality of the multiple-choice summative test items for senior high school EFL teachers in Parepare. The analysis consisted of validity, reliability, level of difficulty, and distractors. The type of research used in this
Yessicka Noviasmy, Risma
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Influence of Context on Item Parameters in Forced-Choice Personality Assessments [PDF]

, 2016
A fundamental assumption in computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is that item parameters are invariant with respect to context – items surrounding the administered item.
Lin, Yin, Brown, Anna
core   +1 more source

Using reliability and item analysis to evaluate a teacher-developed test in educational measurement and evaluation

Cogent Education, 2017
Item analysis is essential in improving items which will be used again in later tests; it can also be used to eliminate misleading items in a test. The study focused on item and test quality and explored the relationship between difficulty index (p-value)
Kennedy Quaigrain, Ato Kwamina Arhin
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Validation of the Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale in a Sample of Chinese Employees

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Occupational self-efficacy, which refers to the belief that one is competent to fulfill work-related tasks or activities, has attracted increasing attention in recent years.
Jiaxi Peng, Jiaxi Zhang, Xinzhou Zhou, Zhengwei Wan, Weizhuo Yuan, Junxiao Gui, Junxiao Gui, Xia Zhu   +7 more
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Exploring differential item functioning in the SF-36 by demographic, clinical, psychological and social factors in an osteoarthritis population [PDF]

, 2013
The SF-36 is a very commonly used generic measure of health outcome in osteoarthritis (OA). An important, but frequently overlooked, aspect of validating health outcome measures is to establish if items work in the same way across subgroup of a ...
Johnston, Marie, Pollard, Beth, Dixon, Diane   +2 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Méthodes d’analyse d’items et optimisation de la fiabilité des mesures en éducation

Mesure et Évaluation en Éducation, 2003
L’étude confronte les méthodes d’analyse d’items mises au point en psychométrie classique et dans le modèle de la généralisabilité, du point de vue de l’optimisation de la fiabilité des mesures scolaires.
Gratien Bambanota Mokonzi
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source