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Title: How Long Should a High Stakes Test Be?
Language: English
Authors: Tom Benton
Source: Research Matters. 2024 (38):28-45.
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Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Stakes Tests, Test Length, Test Construction, Psychometrics, Test Reliability, Evaluation Criteria, Educational Policy, Comparative Testing
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England), Australia, United States, China, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea
ISSN: 1755-6031
Abstract: Educational assessment is used throughout the world for a range of different formative and summative purposes. Wherever an assessment is developed, whether by a teacher creating a quiz for their class, or by a testing company creating a high stakes assessment, it is necessary to decide how long the test should be. Specifically, how many questions should be included and how much time will be required to answer each of them. The aim of this article is to review some of the most relevant psychometric literature on this topic and show the range of test lengths that would be implied in practice by the various recommendations.
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