Suppose the high-achieving group contains 20 students, of whom 18 answer an item correctly, while 8 students in the low-achieving group answer it correctly. Using D = (NH − NL) / n, where n = 20, the discrimination index is:
Sixteen year old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and what he wants to be. Foster is in the adolescent phase called:
A teacher administers a diagnostic test before beginning a unit and discovers that several students lack prerequisite knowledge. The most appropriate use of this assessment is to:
A.Assign final grades
B.Determine instructional entry behavior
C.Establish summative achievement
D.Rank students according to ability
Correct answer is:
B. Determine instructional entry behavior