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Index of Difficulty and Discrimination Analysis

The document analyzes the index of difficulty and index of discrimination for 10 multiple choice items from a test administered to 38 students. It calculates the index of difficulty for each item by dividing the number of students who answered the item correctly by the total number of students. It finds that all 10 items have an index of difficulty between 0.29-0.74, so all items can be accepted. It also calculates the index of discrimination for each item by comparing the number of high-scoring and low-scoring students who answered correctly. All items have an index of discrimination above 0.2, indicating each item can discriminate between more and less able students. Finally, it analyzes the effectiveness of each item's distractors by comparing the

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Index of Difficulty and Discrimination Analysis

The document analyzes the index of difficulty and index of discrimination for 10 multiple choice items from a test administered to 38 students. It calculates the index of difficulty for each item by dividing the number of students who answered the item correctly by the total number of students. It finds that all 10 items have an index of difficulty between 0.29-0.74, so all items can be accepted. It also calculates the index of discrimination for each item by comparing the number of high-scoring and low-scoring students who answered correctly. All items have an index of discrimination above 0.2, indicating each item can discriminate between more and less able students. Finally, it analyzes the effectiveness of each item's distractors by comparing the

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Index of difficulty

= number of students answer correct answers


Total of students

Total of students: 38 students

Item number of students answer correct Index of difficulty


answers

1 22 0.58

2 15 0.39

3 28 0.74

4 11 0.29

5 18 0.47

6 20 0.53

7 18 0.47

8 15 0.39

9 12 0.32

10 27 0.71

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 1,

22
=
38

= 0.58

The index of difficulty for item 1 is 0.58, so the item 1 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 2


15
=
38

= 0.39

The index of difficulty for item 2 is 0.39, so the item 2 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 3,

28
=
38

= 0.74

The index of difficulty for item 3 is 0.74, so the item 3 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 4,

11
=
38

= 0.29

The index of difficulty for item 4 is 0.29, so the item 4 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 5,


18
=
38

= 0.47

The index of difficulty for item 5 is 0.47, so the item 5 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 6,

20
=
38

= 0.53

The index of difficulty for item 1 is 0.53, so the item 6 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 7,

18
=
38

= 0.47

The index of difficulty for item 7 is 0.47, so the item 7 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 8,

15
=
38
= 0.39

The index of difficulty for item 8 is 0.39, so the item 8 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 9,

12
=
38

= 0.32

The index of difficulty for item 9 is 0.32, so the item 9 can be accepted and used.

To calculate the index of difficulty of item 10,

27
=
38

= 0.71

The index of difficulty for item 10 is 0.71, so the item 10 can be accepted and used.
Index of discrimination

d= RA RB

1 (total of RA & RB)


2

High group : 27% 38 (total number of students)


= 10

Low group : 27% 38 (total number of students)


= 10

Total of RA & RB = 1010

=20

Item RA RB Index of discrimination

1 9 3 0.60

2 6 1 0.50

3 10 5 0.50

4 7 1 0.60

5 6 1 0.50

6 8 2 0.60

7 8 2 0.60
8 9 0 0.90

9 7 1 0.60
10 10 3 0.70

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 1,

93
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.60

The index of discrimination of item 1 is 0.60. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 2,

6 1
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.50

The index of discrimination of item 2 is 0.50. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 3,

10 5
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.50

The index of discrimination of item 3 is 0.50. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 4,


7 1
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.60

The index of discrimination of item 4 is 0.60. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 5,

6 1
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.50

The index of discrimination of item 5 is 0.50. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 6,

82
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.60
The index of discrimination of item 6 is 0.60. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 7,

82
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.60

The index of discrimination of item 7 is 0.60. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 8,

90
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.90

The index of discrimination of item 8 is 0.90. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.

To calculate the index of discrimination of item 9,

7 1
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.60

The index of discrimination of item 9 is 0.60. It is good because it is more than 0.2 and
it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.
To calculate the index of discrimination of item 10,

10 3
d=
0.5(20)
= 0.70

The index of discrimination of item 10 is 0.70. It is good because it is more than 0.2
and it can used to discriminate the good and weak students.
Distractor analysis

Item Group A B C D

1 High 0 1 0 9
Low 0 5 2 3

2 High 0 1 6 3

Low 4 3 1 2

3 High 0 0 0 10
Low 4 1 0 5

4 High 0 7 3 0

Low 0 1 6 3

5 High 0 3 1 6

Low 0 8 1 1
6 High 2 8 0 0

Low 3 2 3 2

7 High 1 8 0 1

Low 2 2 2 4

8 High 9 0 0 1

Low 0 5 3 2

9 High 0 7 0 3

Low 0 1 3 6

10 High 0 0 10 0

Low 2 0 3 5

*highlighted: Correct Answer

For item 1,

Choice A is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 1 in which it


serves as disfunction distractor. This is because neither high group nor low group
choose the choice A. suggestion!!!

Choice B and Choice C are a good distractors that a low group choose more than
high group.

Choice D is the correct answer for item 1.

For item 2,

Choice A and Choice B are a good distractor that a low group choose more than
high group.

Choice C is the correct answer for item 2.


Choice D is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 3. It is the
distractor that a high group choose more than the low group.

For item 3,

Choice A and Choice B are a good distractors that a low group choose more than
high group.

Choice C is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 1 in which it


serves as disfunction distractor. This is because neither high group nor low group
choose the choice C.

Choice D is the answer for item 3.

For item 4,

Choice A is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 1 in which it


serves as disfunction distractor. This is because neither high group nor low group
choose the choice A.

Choice B is the correct answer for item 4.

Choice C and Choice D are a good distractor that a low group choose more than
high group.

For item 5,

Choice A is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 1 in which it


serves as disfunction distractor. This is because neither high group nor low group
choose the choice A.

Choice B is a good distractor that a low group choose more than high group.

Choice C is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 2 in which the


distractor cannot discriminate between the high group and low group. This is
because same numbers of high group and low group choose the choice C.

Choice D is the correct answer for item 5.


For item 6,

Choice A, C and D are a good distractors that a low group choose more than high
group.

Choice B is the correct answer for item 6.

For item 7,

Choice A, C and D are a good distractors that a low group choose more than high
group.

Choice B is the correct answer for item 7.

For item 8,

Choice A is the correct answer for item 8.

Choice B, C and D are a good distractors that a low group choose more than high
group.

For item 9,

Choice A is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 1 in which it


serves as disfunction distractor. This is because neither high group nor low group
choose the choice A.

Choice B is the correct answer for item 9.

Choice C and D are a good distractors that a low group choose more than high
group.

For item 10,

Choice A and D are a good distractors that a low group choose more than high
group.

Choice B is identified as a weak or problematic distractor. It is type 1 in which it


serves as disfunction distractor. This is because neither high group nor low group
choose the choice B.

Choice C is the correct answer for item 10.

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