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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST OF THE GEOMETRY PART OF MATHEMATICS FOR SECONDARY CLASS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).27      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).27      Published : Jun 2

Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class

Abstract

    This study overviews development and validity of a pool of multiple choice test items of geometry part of Mathematics for secondary level. A table of specifications was prepared and a pool of 48 multiple-choice type test items was developed from the test universe. The content validity and face validity of test items was determined with the help of a team of experts. Sample of the study was 488 students of class 10. After determining the validity and reliability through item analysis and quantitative and qualitative analysis of the test, it was concluded that 30 out of 48 items in the test were valid, reliable and suitable for measurement of the learning achievements in the course. Therefore, these items are useful in the boards of examinations for 9th class in Punjab (Pakistan).

    Achievement Test, Difficulty Power, Discrimination Power, Item Analysis, Reliability, Validity

    (1) Nasreen Akhter
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ahmad Akhtar Usmani
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education,The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sabiha Iqbal
    Lecturer,Department of Education,The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Akhter, N., Usmani, A. A., & Iqbal, S. (2019). Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class. Global Social Sciences Review, IV(II), 203-210. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).27

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Akhter, Nasreen, Ahmad Akhtar Usmani, and Sabiha Iqbal. 2019. "Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (II): 203-210 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).27

HARVARD

    HARVARD : AKHTER, N., USMANI, A. A. & IQBAL, S. 2019. Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 203-210.

MHRA

    MHRA : Akhter, Nasreen, Ahmad Akhtar Usmani, and Sabiha Iqbal. 2019. "Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 203-210

MLA

    MLA : Akhter, Nasreen, Ahmad Akhtar Usmani, and Sabiha Iqbal. "Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.II (2019): 203-210 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Akhter, Nasreen, Usmani, Ahmad Akhtar, and Iqbal, Sabiha (2019), "Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (II), 203-210

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Akhter, Nasreen, Ahmad Akhtar Usmani, and Sabiha Iqbal. "Development and Validation of Multiple-Choice Test of the Geometry Part of Mathematics for Secondary Class." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. II (2019): 203-210. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).27