PART 2: Item Analysis: Item Difficulty Index (Cohen & Swerdlik, 2017, pg. 248)
A test is only as good as its questions! When researchers, test constructors, and educators create items for ability or achievement tests, we have a responsibility to evaluate the items and make sure that they are useful and high-quality. The process that we use to evaluate test items is known as Item Analysis. When bad items are identified and eliminated from a test, that increases the efficiency, reliability and validity of the entire test! One way that we can distinguish among good and bad items is with the Item Difficulty Index.
Part 2A: Calculating Item Difficulty
Using the data below, calculate the Item Difficulty Index for the first 6 items on Quiz 1 from a recent section of PSYC101. For each item, “1” means the item was answered correctly and “0” means it was answered incorrectly. Type your answers in the spaces provided at the bottom of the table. (2 pts. each)
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