In Order to Choose Questions for a Final Version of a Test

question 75

Multiple Choice

In order to choose questions for a final version of a test, the examiners created a graph with difficulty on one axis and discriminability on the other. The examiners should use the questions that

• A)all above the .50-point on the discriminability axis.
• B)fall below the .50 point on the discriminability axis.
• C)fall between .30 and .70 on difficulty and above .30 on discriminability.
• D)fall above the .50 point on discriminability and difficulty.

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