Resources
Below are some free tools to help with exam creation and analysis. These resources are described in A Practical Guide to Creating Quality Exams and Exam Analysis by J Balogh.
Number of Items
- Estimate the number of items you need in a test to get the desired reliability. Click here.
Item Writing Checklist
- A checklist to help item writers avoid common mistakes. Click here.
- A tool to help you randomize and balance the position where answers and distractors should appear (A, B, C, or D). Click here.
- An Excel spreadsheet with an example of how to compute a split-half reliability coefficient. Click here.
- An Excel spreadsheet with an example of how to compute a point-biserial (to determine the ability of an item to discriminate low-performing students from high-performing students). Click here.