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ERIC Number: EJ208847
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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The Effects of Item Format and Reading Ability on Objective Test Performance: A Question of Validity.
Benson, Jeri; Crocker, Linda
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n2 p381-87 Sum 1979
As achievement in basic reading declines, the content validity of tests in special subjects may be reduced because examinees cannot read the test items. This study found that reading ability and item format affected test scores in the area of health science for a sample of high school students. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Failure, Health Education, Objective Tests, Reading Ability, Secondary Education, Technical Reports, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Validity, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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