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This study investigated the assessment of students' performance in Senior School Certificate (SSC) multiple-choice test in biology. The survey research design was employed for the study. Sample for the study consisted of 1450 Senior Secondary Three (SSIII) students drawn from 20 randomly selected secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instruments used for the study were 2008 SSC National Examination Council (NECO) multiplechoice Biology test paper. Findings from the study showed that significant different existed between students' performance in NECO SSCE multiple choice test in biology on the basis of senatorial districts(F = 55.556, P<0.05), school location (t = 6.89, P<0.05),; gender(t = 5.03, P<0.05), and school type (F = 75.126, P<0.05). Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that Government and other stakeholders in education should equip rural schools with facilities that are available in urban schools to improve students' performance in Biology in rural schools.

Abstract ADFELPS Tests has been widely used as a predictive test to help stakeholders in making decisions in levelling Indonesian defence attachés' English proficiency before they are assigned abroad. Despite the significant demands in examining the test for the purpose of informing the test users about the army officers' English competence, little research has attempted to evaluate this standardized test. The present study, therefore, aimed to analyse the connection between the receptive and productive language skills of the test. Besides, it is also keen to explore whether test takers' age, frequency of test-taking and length of study affect their scores and which part of the test is the most difficult to complete. Thirty military officers participated by submitting their ADFELPS Test scores and answered a designed questionnaire. IBM SPSS 2.5 software was used to perform a variety of analysis procedures such as the Pearson correlation analysis, an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and an independent t-test procedure. It revealed a strong relationship between ADFELPS test score of language receptive skills (listening and reading) and the productive skills (speaking and writing) and listening is the dominant skill that correlates with all other language proficiency skills. Second, listening skill is particularly considered as the most difficult skill to acquire due to its complexity in the language learning process. Finally, participants' age and their experiences of taking the test do not bring a significant impact on the improvement of ADFEPLS achievement score. In contrast, length of study preparation has helped test takers in increasing their test scores.

ABSTRACTThis study examines "test-wiseness" rules-of-thumb accounting students may use when they cannot answer a multiple-choice question. The effectiveness of rules (whether students comprehend and exploit them) is poorly understood, but they rely largely on flaws in question design. After identifying 11 relevant rules, we first utilize graduate research assistants in an experiment to test the rules' efficacy. Participants successfully use three rules to answer questions on unfamiliar material and are able to discriminate as to the rules' usefulness. To assess general familiarity with and belief in the rules, we survey undergraduate accounting majors at two universities. They demonstrate well-formed ideas of the relative usefulness, which are strongly correlated between universities and moderately correlated with the experimental participants' beliefs. The results illuminate issues that question writers should consider, to avoid vulnerability to test-wiseness or even turn the rules to their advantage when composing questions.

What Is Constructing Test Items? -- Definition, Purpose, and Characteristics of Items -- Determining the Content for Items: Validity -- Starting to Write Items: Practical Considerations -- Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines for Items in the Multiple-choice Format -- Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines for Items in Constructed-response/Performance Formats -- Style, Editorial, and Publication Guidelines for Items in Other Common Formats -- Judging the Quality of Test Items: Item Analysis -- Ethical, Legal Considerations, and Final Remarks for Item Writers.