An Item-Discrimination Index Is Used on an Ability Test

question 20

Multiple Choice

An item-discrimination index is used on an ability test

• A) to determine whether items are measuring what they are designed to measure.
• B) to measure the difference between how many high scorers and how many low scorers answered the item correctly.
• C) to estimate how predictive the item is of the testtaker's future performance.
• D) to measure the difference between how many median scorer and how many low scorers answered the item correctly.

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Definitions:

Fiscal Year

A fiscal year is a 12-month period that an organization uses for accounting purposes and preparing financial statements.

Ledger Entries

Records of financial transactions within a company’s general ledger, detailing accounts affected and the amounts for each transaction.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts, thereby preparing the books for the next period.

Adjusted Trial Balance

A list of all the accounts and their balances after adjusting entries are made, used for preparing financial statements.