Since test items are the building blocks of any test, learning
how to develop and validate test items has always been critical to
the teaching-learning process. As they grow in importance and use,
testing programs increasingly supplement the use of
selected-response (multiple-choice) items with constructed-response
formats. This trend is expected to continue. As a result, a new
item writing book is needed, one that provides comprehensive
coverage of both types of items and of the validity theory
underlying them.
This book is an outgrowth of the author s previous book,
Developing and Validating Multiple-Choice Test Items, 3e (Haladyna,
2004). That book achieved distinction as the leading source of
guidance on creating and validating selected-response test items.
Like its predecessor, the content of this new book is based on both
an extensive review of the literature and on its author s long
experience in the testing field. It is very timely in this era of
burgeoning testing programs, especially when these items are
delivered in a computer-based environment. Key features include
Comprehensive and Flexible No other book so thoroughly covers
the field of test item development and its various
applications.
Focus on Validity Validity, the most important consideration in
testing, is stressed throughout and is based on the Standards for
Educational and Psychological Testing, currently under revision by
AERA, APA, and NCME
Illustrative Examples The book presents various selected and
constructed response formats and uses many examples to illustrate
correct and incorrect ways of writing items. Strategies for
training item writers and developing large numbers of items using
algorithms and other item-generating methods are also
presented.
Based on Theory and Research A comprehensive review and
synthesis of existing research runs throughout the book and
complements the expertise of its authors.
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