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Peer reviewedCarter, Kathy – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1986
This article discusses the validity issue in teacher-made tests. Seventh-grade students' comments about their responses to a test designed to illustrate faulty items suggests students are quite proficient in using secondary clues to figure out correct answers. Teacher comments suggest teachers are unaware they provide such clues. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Cues, Grade 7, Item Analysis, Junior High Schools
