Name: Cyndi O.

Cascaro
Activity 6.2
Task Description: This activity will test your ability to apply empirical procedures for item-
improvement. Solve and answer the following.
1. A final test in Science was administered to a Grade IV class of 50. The teacher wants to
improve further the items for next year’s use. Calculate a quality index that can be using
the given data and indicate the possible revision needed by some items.

Item Number getting Index Revision needed to be done

item correct
1 34
2 18
3 10
4 46
5 8
p=34/50 Item 1 has a p value of 0.68. Sixty-
=0.68 eight percent (68%) got the item
right while 32% missed it.
p=18/50 Item 2 has a p value of 0.36. Thirty-
=0.36 six percent (36%) got the item right
while 68% missed it.
p=10/50 Item 3 has a p value of 0.2. Two
=0.2 percent (2%) got the item right while
98% missed it.
p=46/50 Item 4 has a p value of 0.92. Ninety-
=0.92 two percent (92%) got the right item
while 8% missed it.
p=8/50 Item 5 has a p value of o.16. Sixteen
=0.16 percent (16%) got the right item
while 84% missed it.

2. Below are additional data collected for the same items. Calculate another quality index
and indicate what needs to be improved with the obtained index as a basis.

Item Upper Group Lower Group Index Revision needed to

be done
1 25 9 0.47

2 9 9 0

3 2 8 -0.6

4 38 8 0.65

5 1 7 -0.75
3. A distracter analysis table is given for a test item given to a class of 60. Obtain the
necessary item statistics using the given data.

Item Difficulty Index Discrimination Group

N=30 (p) Index (D) Alternatives

A B C D Om
it
1 Upper 2 18 5 0

p= 25/30 D= 5-20 =-15 = -0.5

Lower 0 10 20 0
= 0.83 or 83% 30 30

Write your evaluation on the following aspects of the item:

a. Difficulty of the Item-

b. Discriminating power of the Item-

c. Plausibility of Options-

d. Ambiguity of the answer-