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Peer reviewedWeiten, Wayne – Journal of Experimental Education, 1984
The effects of violating four item construction principles were examined to assess the validity of the principles and the importance of students' test wiseness. While flawed items were significantly less difficult than sound items, differences in item discrimination, test reliability, and concurrent validity were not observed. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests
