Administering, Scoring and Analyzing a Test discusses the key steps in developing and evaluating a test: 1. Assembling the test involves grouping similar item formats, arranging items from easy to hard, and ensuring clear layout. 2. Administering the test requires maintaining a positive environment and equalizing advantages for all students. 3. Scoring involves preparing an answer key, scoring blindly without knowing scores, and checking for accuracy. 4. Analyzing the test includes qualitative analysis of item validity and quantitative analysis of item difficulty and discrimination to identify items needing improvement.

1. Administering,
Scoring and
Analyzing a Test

2. Test Administration
• Administering the written test is perhaps the
most important aspect of the examining
process. The test administrator creates the
atmosphere in the test room and the attitude
the administrator displays in performing his
or her duties is extremely important.

3. Assembling
the test
Scoring the
test
Analyzing
the test
Administering
the test
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4. Assembling the test
Packaging the Test Reproducing the Test
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5. Group together all
items of similar
format

6. Arrange test items
from easy to hard

7. Space the items for
easy reading

8. Keep the items and
options on the same
page

9. Position illustration
near descriptions and
above the item

10. Position illustration
near descriptions and
above the item

11. Check your answer

12. Provide space for
Name and Date

13. Determine how the
students record their
answer

14. Check test directions

15. Proofread the test
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16. Know the
photocopyin
g machine

17. Specify
copying
instructions

18. File original
test
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19. Administering
the Test

20. • Maintain a positive attitude
• Maximize Achievement
Motivation
• Equalize Advantages
• Avoid Surprises
• Clarify the rules
• Rotate Distribution

21. • Remind students to check their
copies
• Monitor students
• Minimize Distractions
• Give Time warnings
• Collect test uniformly
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23. • Prepare the answer key
• Check the answer key
• Score Blindly
• Check machine-scored answer
sheets
• Check scoring
• Record Scoring
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24. Analyzing the Test

25. Qualitative Item Analysis
Quantitative Item Analysis

26. A numerical method for
analyzing test items
employing students
response alternatives or
options

27. Consider the case below
Suppose your students chose the options to a
four – alternative multiple-choice item
Let C the correct answer
Item X
A B C D
3 0 18 9

28. Guide Questions
1. What is the difficulty level?
2. What is the discrimination index?
3. Should this item be eliminated?

29. DIFFICULTY LEVEL
number selecting correct answer
p = _________________________________
total number taking the test
What is the difficulty level of the item?
Do you consider the item difficult or easy? Why?

30. Let C the correct answer
Item X
A B C D
3 0 18 9
p = 18/30
p = 0.60
Since the difficulty level of the
item is 0. 60 (60%), the item
is
moderately difficult.

31. Since the difficulty level of the
item is 0. 60 (60%), the item
is
moderately difficult.

32. DISCRIMINATION INDEX
Steps:
1. Arrange the papers from highest to lowest
score.
2. Separate the papers into an upper and lower
group.
3. For each item, count the number in the
upper group and the number in the lower
group that chose each alternatives

33. DISCRIMINATION INDEX
4. Record your information for each item
Example for Item X (class size = 30)
Options A B *C D
Upper 1 0 11 3
Lower 2 0 7 6

34. DISCRIMINATION INDEX
5. Compute D, by plugging the appropriate
numbers in the formula
(number who got (number who
item correct in upper - got item correct
group) in lower group)
D = __________________________________
number of students in either group)

35. DISCRIMINATION INDEX
11 - 7
D = ______ = 0.267
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Since the discrimination index of item X is 0.267,
which is positive. More students who did well on
the overall test answered the item correctly than
students who did poorly on the overall test.

36. DISCRIMINATION INDEX

37. ANALYSIS
Implication:
Difficulty level (p) = 0.60
Discrimination Index (D) = 0.267
Should this item be eliminated?
The item is considered a moderately difficult item that has positive
(desirable) discrimination ability.

38. QUALITATIVE ITEM ANALYSIS
• Matching items and objectives
• Editing poorly written items
• Improving content of the validity of the test
• Analyzing grammatical cues, specific
determiners, double negatives, multiple
defensible answers, and items that fail to
match instructional objectives