Journal for Research in Mathematics Education · 1990 · 21 citations · 1 references
Social SciencesEducational AssessmentMathematics EducationGeometryPsychometricsTest ConstructionHypothesis TestingItem AnalysisPsychological TestingTest ReliabilityTest TheoryTest ValidityPsychometric PropertiesPsychometric Test ConstructionPsychometric ValidityTest Design ValidityTest Item DesignValidity In TestingVan Hiele Levels
Test instruments are an important element of almost every study in mathematics education, and the test that is used obviously affects the results of the study. Yet often a test is assumed both valid and reliable, and neither its content nor its psychometric properties are given scrutiny. The analyses Crowley and Wilson have done with the Van Hiele Geometry Test are welcome.
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