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F. Practice Activity for Item Analysis - Answers
     
 
Practice Activity for Item Analysis - Answers
   
 
ITEM ANALYSIS
   
 

QUESTION
# ANSWERING
CORRECTLY
ITEM
DIFFICULTY INDEX
(% of students
answering correctly)
     
#1                            
               6                  
                   60 %                       
#2                            
               7                  
                   70 %                       
#3                            
               5                  
                   50 %                       
#4                            
               9                  
                   90 %                       
#5                            
               5                  
                   50 %                       
   
   
  Distractor Analysis (Multiple-choice Items)
 
     A
B
C
D
E
Q#1         6**        
           1           
           1           
           1           
           1           
Q#2         2            
           7**        
           1           
           0           
           0           
Q#3         1            
           1           
           1           
           5**        
           2           
Q#4         0            
           1           
           0           
           0           
           9**        
Q#5         5            
           5**        
           0           
           0           
           0           
   
  Some of the distractors were weak for questions 2, 4 and 5. In addition, answer A for question 5 appears to be too closely related to the correct answer since an equal number of students selected it, or the students need more information.
   
   
 

IF YOU HAD DIFFICULTY DOING THE ITEM ANALYSES OR HAD NUMERIC ANSWERS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T YET UNDERSTAND. PLEASE READ THE PREVIOUS SECTION ON ITEM ANALYSIS AGAIN.

IF YOUR ANSWERS MATCHED THOSE ABOVE, PROCEED TO THE CLASSROOM APPLICATION.

 
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