ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |58 pages
A Foundation for Developing and Validating Test Items
chapter |14 pages
The Role of Validity in Item Development
chapter |11 pages
Developing the Test Item
chapter |15 pages
Content and Cognitive Demand of Test Items
chapter |16 pages
Choosing an Item Format
part |127 pages
Developing Selected-Response Test Items
chapter |28 pages
Selected-Response Formats
chapter |22 pages
Guidelines for Writing Selected-Response Items
chapter |21 pages
Exemplary and Innovative Selected-Response Item Formats
chapter |20 pages
Automatic Item Generation
chapter |34 pages
Formats and Guidelines for Survey Items
part |74 pages
Developing Constructed-Response Test Items
chapter |20 pages
Constructed-Response Item Formats
chapter |23 pages
Guidelines for Writing Constructed-Response Items
chapter |29 pages
Scoring Constructed-Response Items
part |57 pages
Unique Applications for Selected-Response and Constructed-Response Formats
chapter |19 pages
Developing Items to Measure Writing Ability
chapter |20 pages
Developing Items for Professional Credentialing
part |85 pages
Validity Evidence Arising From Item Development and Item Response Validation
chapter |17 pages
Validity Evidence From Item Development Procedures
chapter |20 pages
Issues Involving Item Responses and Item Validation
part |11 pages
The Future of Item Development and Validation