Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments?
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Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments? / Höttecke, Dietmar; Feser, Markus Sebastian; Heine, Lena et al.
In: Science Education Review Letters, Vol. 2018, 2018, p. 1-6.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments?
AU - Höttecke, Dietmar
AU - Feser, Markus Sebastian
AU - Heine, Lena
AU - Ehmke, Timo
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This paper addresses the question if and to which extent linguistic surface features of test items in a physics assessment affect item difficulty. In an experimental study, linguistic features of test items in physics were varied systematically on three levels based on a heuristic model of linguistic demands. The results show that item difficulty can be predicted by linguistic features, but only for a limited number of items and not in a consistent way.
AB - This paper addresses the question if and to which extent linguistic surface features of test items in a physics assessment affect item difficulty. In an experimental study, linguistic features of test items in physics were varied systematically on three levels based on a heuristic model of linguistic demands. The results show that item difficulty can be predicted by linguistic features, but only for a limited number of items and not in a consistent way.
KW - Empirical education research
U2 - 10.18452/19188
DO - 10.18452/19188
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 2018
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Science Education Review Letters
JF - Science Education Review Letters
SN - 2566-9087
ER -