Glossary I
Glossary I
Item analysis refers to an assessment of whether each of the items included in a composite measure makes an independent contribution or merely duplicates the contribution of other items in the measure. Moreover, Item analysis is a set of methods used to evaluate test items. The most common techniques involve assessment of item difficulty and item discriminability.
Item characteristic curve refers to a graph prepared as part of the process of Item analysis. One graph is prepared for each test item and shows the total test score on the X axis and the proportion of test takers passing the item on the Y axis.
IVF is the abbreviations of In vitro fertilization, a a procedure in which a woman"s ova are removed from her body, fertilized with sperm in a laboratory, and then surgically implant