Item Analysis

Jeszel Marie Palec

Item A n alysis
Characteristics:
a.Item Difficulty
b.Discrimination Index

Item D if f
cu lty
i
Definition: The number of students with correct
answer divided by the total number of students
The Item Difficulty is usually expressed in percentage.
Example: What is the item difficulty index of an item if:
25 = students answered the question incorrectly
75 = answered correctly
Here, the total number of students is 100, hence, the
item difficulty index is 75/100 or 75%

Arbitrary Rule U sed

Interpretati
on

Action

0-0.25

Difficult

Revise/Discar
d

0.26-0.75

Right
Difficulty

Retain

Easy

Revise/Disca
rd

Range of
Difficulty

0.76

D iscrim ination Index

Definition: Measure that tells whether an item can discriminate
between those who know and those who do not know the answer.
Index of Discrimination: DU -DL

Sam ple D ata:

Item

Options

0
0

40
15

20
5

20
0

10

Total:
Upper
(25%)
Lowe
r
(25%
)

Rule U sed
Index
Range

Interpretati
on

Action

-1.0- -.50

Can
discriminate
but item is
questionable

Discard

-.55 0.45

Nondiscriminating

Revise

0.46 1.0

Discriminatin
g item

Include

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