Item

Definition

A test item, item for short, contains a question querying and evaluating a participant’s knowledge, skills, and abilities, possibly also including instructions of how to answer the item and possible solutions. The test author supports different item types.

Use

Items can be weighted differently. This allows you to differentiate essential knowledge that must exist and weight it differently from knowledge that is of lesser importance.

Structure

A test item comprises the following components:

  • Title The title gives an indication of the content of the test item.
  • Question Contains the actual question to be answered. Depending on the item type, this can also be a statement or an instruction.
  • Note Contains hints and instructions on answering the item.
  • Solutions Depending on the item type, the solution can consist of two or more possible answers or of scale texts used to rate a statement .

See also:

Item Types