An illustration of new techniques in test construction

Abstract

Items in tests for mental ability, arithmetic, reading, history and English were compared with honor points obtained by freshmen in a teachers' college. This analysis showed that on the basis of degree of difficulty and index of goodness of items it was possible to reduce the time of the test from 180 minutes to 60 minutes and the number of items from 448 to 206. The new composite test score correlates .47 with honor points of freshmen for the first quarter. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)