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Test Theory

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The study and analysis of the relationships between the characteristics of tests (and test items) and test scores and score distributions (including such characteristics as reliability and validity)
Category: Research and Theory
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Theories
Narrower Terms
Item Response Theory
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Score Theory
Test Analysis
Related Terms
Equated Scores
Generalizability Theory
Item Analysis
Mathematical Models
Psychometrics
Scores
Scoring
Statistical Analysis
Test Construction
Test Interpretation
Test Items
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Testing
Tests
Added to ERIC: 4/18/1980