This study focussed on the feasibility of creating an item bank for a teacher-made test. Procedures for investigating reliability and validity at the level of the individual item are illustrated. The results indicated that the prospect of creating useful item banks for teacher-made tests would be favorable, given consistent instructional techniques and careful attention to item construction. In addition, a procedure for establishing criterion-referenced grading is discussed.
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