Identifying predictors of physics item difficulty: A linear regression approach

Large-scale assessments of student achievement in physics are often approached with an intention to discriminate students based on the attained level of their physics competencies. Therefore, for purposes of test design, it is important that items display an acceptable discriminatory behavior. To th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vanes Mesic, Hasnija Muratovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2011-06-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.7.010110