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A Tale of Two Test‐Specification Strategies
Author(s) -
Popham W. James
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1992.tb00235.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , computer science , sample (material) , reliability engineering , engineering , paleontology , chemistry , chromatography , biology
How detailed should we make the specifications for educational tests? What should be the role of sample or “illustrative” items? How does the nature of test specifications impact on the usefulness of that test?