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Peer reviewedBudescu, David V.; Nevo, Baruch – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
The proportionality model assumes that total testing time is proportional to the number of test items and the number of options per multiple choice test item. This assumption was examined, using test items having from two to five options. The model was not supported. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedAllalouf, Avi; Hambleton, Ronald K.; Sireci, Stephen G. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1999
Focused on whether differential item functioning (DIF) is related to item type in translated test items and the causes of DIF using data from an Israeli college entrance test in Hebrew and a Russian translation. Results from 24,304 college applicants indicate that 34% of items functioned differently across items. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, Hebrew
