A STUDY ON THE PSYCHOMETRUC PROPERTIES OF 2022/2023 OBJECTIVE ITEMS OF MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION EXAMINATION AMONG NCE II STUDENTS OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) BICHI, KANO STATE, NIGERIA
Ali Abubakar Ali, Khadija Shehu Abdullahi
Abstract
The paper determined the psychometric properties of 2022/2023 Measurement and Evaluation among NCE II students of Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi, Kano State, Nigeria. Three objectives and three research questions was guided by the study. The design used by the study was ex post facto. The population of the study was one thousand five hundred and seventy-three (1573) and a sample size of three hundred and six (306) were selected as subjects through cluster and simple random sampling techniques. The results of the objectives answer sheet for the students who sat for 2022/2023 Measurement and Evaluation in Federal College of Education Technical Bichi were collected and analyzed in order to obtained the p-value , discrimination index and distractor effectiveness through Statistical Package for the social Sciences in accordance with Classical Test Theory perspective (CTT). The study revealed that that the objectives items number 2, 8, 9, 12 and 20 were difficult to the students whereas item 1,3,4,5,6,7,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18 and 19 were not difficult. The study revealed that the objectives item number 6, 9 and 10 discriminate well among high and low achievers. Similarly, item number 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19 and 20 do not discriminate well among high and low achievers. The study finally revealed that option A Item number 8,9 and 20 were not functional distractors. But all other items were effective functional distractors. Similarly, in option B ITEM number 9,10,13 and 17 were functional not distractors. Moreover, in Option C, item number 9 and 16 were not functional distractors. Finally, in option D item number 1,2,34,13,15,16 and 17 were found to have low distractor effectiveness. The paper concluded that Majority of the items do not discriminate between high and low achievers and that finally most of the items are functional distractors. The paper recommended that Item analysis after every semester examination should be conducted for the course and there should be item analysis of other courses such as Psychology, Guidance and counseling.