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ERIC Number: EJ229100
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Emergence of an Item-writing Technology.
Roid, Gale; Haladyna, Tom
Review of Educational Research, v50 n2 p293-314 Sum 1980
A continuum of item-writing methods is proposed ranging from informal-subjective methods to algorithmic-objective methods. Examples of techniques include objective-based item writing, amplified objectives, item forms, facet design, domain-referenced concept testing, and computerized techniques. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Objectives, Linguistic Theory, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Theory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Domain Referenced Tests; Facet Analysis