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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.

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Höttecke, D, Feser, MS, Heine, L & Ehmke, T 2018, 'Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments?', Science Education Review Letters, vol. 2018, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.18452/19188

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Höttecke, D., Feser, M. S., Heine, L., & Ehmke, T. (2018). Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments? Science Education Review Letters, 2018, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.18452/19188

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Höttecke D, Feser MS, Heine L, Ehmke T. Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments? Science Education Review Letters. 2018;2018:1-6. doi: 10.18452/19188

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title = "Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments?",
abstract = "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.",
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