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A Case Study on an Item Writing Process: Use of Test Specifications, Nature of Group Dynamics, and Individual Item Writers' Characteristics

Jiyoung Kim University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignCorrespondence[email protected]
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Youngshin Chi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Amanda Huensch University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Heesung Jun Iowa State University
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Hongli Li Pennsylvania State University
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Vanessa Roullion University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pages 160-174 | Published online: 13 May 2010

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Jinnie Shin & Mark J. Gierl. (2022) Generating reading comprehension items using automated processes. International Journal of Testing 22:3-4, pages 289-311.
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Zahra Ali Al Lawati. (2023) Investigating the characteristics of language test specifications and item writer guidelines, and their effect on item development: a mixed-method case study. Language Testing in Asia 13:1.
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Kevin Scott, Andrew King, Molly Estes, Lauren Conlon & Andrew Phillips. (2018) Evaluation of an Intervention to Improve Quality of Single-best Answer Multiple-choice Questions. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 20:1, pages 11-14.
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Jiyoung Kim & Fred Davidson. 2013. The Companion to Language Assessment. The Companion to Language Assessment 788 795 .
Naghma Naeem, Cees van der Vleuten & Eiad Abdelmohsen Alfaris. (2011) Faculty development on item writing substantially improves item quality. Advances in Health Sciences Education 17:3, pages 369-376.
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Anthony Green & Roger Hawkey. (2011) Re-fitting for a different purpose: A case study of item writer practices in adapting source texts for a test of academic reading. Language Testing 29:1, pages 109-129.
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