The Effect of Training in Test Item Writing on Test Performance of Junior High Students

• Main Author: Tunks, Jeanne L.
• Other Authors: Laney, James Duke, 1957-
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 1997
• Subjects: Educational tests and measurements.; Junior high school students.; test item writing; test performance
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278411/

Students in an inner city junior high school in North Central Texas participated in a study whose purpose was to examine the effect of training in test item construction on their later test performance. The experimental group underwent twelve weeks of instruction using the Test Item Construction Method (TICM). In these sessions students learned to develop test items similar to those on which they were tested annually by the state via the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). The TICM aligned with state mandated test specifications.