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Do Linguistic Features Influence Item Difficulty in Physics Assessments?

  • Dietmar Höttecke
  • , Markus Sebastian Feser
  • , Lena Heine
  • , Timo Ehmke

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Abstract

This paper addresses the question if and to which extent linguistic surface features of test items in a physics assessment affect item difficulty. In an experimental study, linguistic features of test items in physics were varied systematically on three levels based on a heuristic model of linguistic demands. The results show that item difficulty can be predicted by linguistic features, but only for a limited number of items and not in a consistent way.
Original languageEnglish
JournalScience Education Review Letters
Volume2018
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
ISSN2566-9087
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Research areas and keywords

  • Empirical education research

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