Develop Several Test Items and Describe Methods for Analyzing the Appropriateness

question 6

Essay

Develop several test items and describe methods for analyzing the appropriateness or inappropriateness of their inclusion on a test. (Hint: It may be helpful to actually "administer" these items to a group of friends.)

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Definitions:

Depreciation

The accounting process of allocating the cost of tangible assets over their useful lives, reflecting wear and tear or obsolescence.

Inventory

A company's merchandise, raw materials, and finished and unfinished products which have not yet been sold.

Matching Principle

An accounting concept that dictates that expenses should be recorded in the same period as the revenues they help to generate.

Expected Economic Life

The anticipated period over which an asset is useful to the owning entity in generating revenue.