Table 6.
Question | P | D | rpb |
---|---|---|---|
Q1 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.57 |
Q2 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.61 |
Q3 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.30 |
Q4 | 0.38 | −0.15 | −0.01 |
Q5 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
Q6 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.47 |
Q7 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.49 |
Q8 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.40 |
Q9 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.52 |
Q10 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.51 |
Q11 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.52 |
Q12 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.27 |
Q13 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
Q14 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.45 |
Q15 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.58 |
Q16 | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.41 |
Q17 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.36 |
Q18 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.56 |
Q19 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.59 |
Q20 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
Q21 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 0.43 |
Q22 | 0.66 | 0.33 | 0.41 |
Q23 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.39 |
Q24 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.48 |
Average | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.42 |
aP, difficulty index; D, discrimination; rpb, point biserial correlation) based on whole question scoring data (% of 23 questions correct) collected from introductory and intermediate biology courses, assessed postinstruction (N = 337).