Ferris State University

Center for Teaching, Learning & Faculty Development
Writing Tests - References for Test Writing Workshop
  1. Worthen, Blaine and Karl White and Xitao Fan and Richard Sudweeks. Measurement and Assessment in Schools. Longman Publishers, New York 2nd. Ed 1999

2. Jacobs, Lucy and Clinton Chase, Developing and Using Test Effectively-A Guide for Faculty. Jossey Bass, San Francisco. 1992

3. Dodds, Jeffery. Writing Good Tests for Student Grading or Research Purposes: Some Basic Precepts and Principles. Paper presented at SW Educational Research Association, San Antonio, Jan, 21, 1999

4. Linn, Robert. Editor Educational Measurement. Macmillan, New York 1989

5. Kehoe, Jerard, Writing Multiple Choice test Items ERIC/AE Digest October 1995

6. Kehoe, Jerard, Basic Item Analysis for Multiple Choice Tests ERIC/AE Digest October 1995

7. Gallager, J D (1998) Classroom assessment for teachers Upper Saddle River, NJ. Merrill.

8. Osterlind. S J. (1989) Constructing test items Hinghman. MA. Kluwer

9. Haladyna. T.M. & Downing. S. M. (1989) Validity of a taxonomy of multiple choice item-writing rules. Applied Measurement in Education 2.51-78


Faculty wanting further information about any of these topics are encouraged to contact Terry Doyle at doylet@ferris.edu

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