The Difference in Proportion of Correct Responses for Each Item

question 1

Multiple Choice

The difference in proportion of correct responses for each item between the top third of the class and the bottom third of the class is an example of a(n)

• A)point biserial correlation.
• B)discrimination index.
• C)item difficulty.
• D)guessing threshold.

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