Test Item Construction and Validation: Developing a Statewide Assessment for Agricultural Science Education
- ISBN-10
- 054298072X
- ISBN-13
- 9780542980725
- Pages
- 356
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University, Jan.
- Author
- Jennifer Elaine Rivera
Description
The impetus for this study was addressing the need of one secondary career and technical education program, agricultural science education, which does not have a statewide exam. Currently, the Department of Education at Cornell University in collaboration with New York Agricultural Education Outreach is in the process of developing a statewide exam for use as the technical assessment to certify students. Once approved, this exam will meet the technical assessment requirement for program approval. This study focuses on the written multiple-choice portion of the statewide exam, specifically two aspects of developing an exam, item construction and item validation. Based on criterion-referenced test construction procedures two of the nine sections of the exam were developed, animal systems and plant systems.
