When combining item types within assessments, it is important to consider the reliability of scores for each item type and the reliability of composite scores. This study investigated the effect of scoring procedures, section weights, and numbers of items per section on reliability, error variance, and conditional standard errors of measurement, using multivariate generalizability theory techni...

nonlinear knapsack problems (nkp) are the alternative formulation for the multiple-choice knapsack problems. a powerful approach for solving nkp is dynamic programming which may obtain the global op-timal solution even in the case of discrete solution space for these problems. despite the power of this solu-tion approach, it computationally performs very slowly when the solution space of the pr...

background: evaluation of multiple-choice questions is a strategic activity and the most effective tool in educational system and improvement. in this study, the quality of some indexes of multiple-choice exams in babol para medical faculty was investigated on the basis of structure and knowledge level distribution in the first semesters of 2007 and 2012. methods: the milman checklist was used ...

The aim of the present study was to examine Turkish teacher candidates’ competency levels in writing different types test items by utilizing Rasch analysis. In addition, effect expertise raters scoring written candidates examined within scope study. 84 participated study, which conducted using relational survey model, one quantitative research methods. Three experts rating process: an expert ed...

AIM To develop and psychometrically test the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit-Nursing Knowledge and Skills Test - a multiple-choice test for measuring the key nursing knowledge and skills required for safe, competent practice. BACKGROUND Intensive care graduate nurse residency or orientation programmes are key strategies in the development of safe and competent practitioners. Essential to these...

background: evaluating the factors influence student perception, might allow programmatic changes designed to enhance students’ psychosocial well-being and academic performance. the purpose of this study was to investigate perceived sources of stress on dental students and the role of parents in their career choice decisions. methods: in a cross-sectional design , a modified dental environmenta...

The forced-choice method has been proposed as a viable strategy to prevent socially desirable responding (SDR) on self-report non-cognitive measures. ability of the eliminate SDR stems from matching items that are perceived equally into item-blocks. gold standard in quantifying similarity between terms desirability “mean difference index”, is, absolute items' mean ratings. This index relies ass...