Connotatively Inconsistent Test Items

    Authors

    L. Chang

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Appl. Meas. Educ.

    Keywords

    Education & Educational Research; Psychology, Educational; Psychology, ; Mathematical

    Abstract

    An item is defined as connotatively consistent (CC) or connotatively inconsistent (CI) when its connotation agrees with or contradicts that shared by the majority of items on a test. This definition is more accurate than what have been referred to as negative versus positive items. The study examined the equivalence of CC and CI items using convenience samples of college students' responses to the Life Orientation Test (Scheier & Carver, 1985). Confirmatory factor analysis results showed that CC and CI items measured correlated but distinct traits. Practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Applied Measurement in Education

    Volume

    8

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1995

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    199

    Last Page

    209

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1995TH11400001

    ISSN

    0895-7347

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