Background Written assessments fall into two classes: constructed-response or open-ended
questions, such as the essay and a number of variants of the short-answer question, and …

There are growing trends in postsecondary education that emphasize the importance of
online and technology-enabled learning. This study aims to investigate whether the use of …

In recent years, research and practice focused on academics and students working in
partnership to co-design learning and teaching in higher education has increased [Deeley …

Since test items are the building blocks of any test, learning how to develop and validate test
items has always been critical to the teaching-learning process. As they grow in importance …

Item analysis is essential in improving items which will be used again in later tests; it can
also be used to eliminate misleading items in a test. The study focused on item and test …

Colleges of business must meet assurance of learning requirements to gain or maintain
AACSB accreditation under the new standards adopted April 8, 2013. Team skills are …

Speed in acquiring the knowledge and skills to perform tasks is crucial. Yet, it still ordinarily
takes many years to achieve high proficiency in countless jobs and professions, in …

Instructors can use both “multiple‐choice”(MC) and “constructed response”(CR) questions
(such as short answer, essay, or problem‐solving questions) to evaluate student …

The importance of reading competence for both individuals and society underlines the
strong need to understand the gender gap in reading achievement. Beyond mean …

Grade point average (GPA) often correlates highly with variables of interest to educational
researchers and thus offers the potential to greatly increase the statistical power of their …