A Negative Item-Discrimination Index Results for a Particular Item When

question 85

Multiple Choice

A negative item-discrimination index results for a particular item when

• A) more high scorers than low scorers on a test get the item correct.
• B) more low scorers than high scorers on a test get the item correct.
• C) an item is found to be biased and unfair.
• D) most testtakers do not enter the response keyed correct for the particular item.

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Definitions:

Crawling

A form of locomotion achieved by moving on hands and knees, an essential developmental milestone in infants.

Danger

The possibility of harm or injury; the potential for a situation, action, or event to cause physical, emotional, or environmental damage or risk.

Peripheral Vision

The portion of vision that occurs outside the direct line of sight, enabling humans to detect movement and objects around them without directly looking at them.

Rods

In the eye, rod-shaped receptors of light that are sensitive to intensity only. Rods permit black-and-white vision.