The adequacy of total score as the internal criterion for item analysis is reviewed and criticized. An iterative computation of the internal criterion based upon items retained at the end of each cycle is proposed and illustrated with a computer program. Items rejected in the first analysis constituted the pool for a second dimensional analysis.
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