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    An item bank is a large collection of test items stored in a computer database that have been analyzed for quality and classified based on attributes like subject matter, objectives, and psychometric properties. Items banks allow teachers to easily retrieve pre-vetted items to create tests tailored to students' abilities. They reduce test construction time for teachers and improve security by drawing from a large pool of items. Potential benefits also include enabling adaptive testing and accommodating students with different learning needs. However, overreliance on item banks risks making teachers passive in developing their own test items and choosing items that best assess different cognitive skills.

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    An item bank is a large collection of test items stored in a computer database that have been analyzed for quality and classified based on attributes like subject matter, objectives, and psychometric properties. Items banks allow teachers to easily retrieve pre-vetted items to create tests tailored to students' abilities. They reduce test construction time for teachers and improve security by drawing from a large pool of items. Potential benefits also include enabling adaptive testing and accommodating students with different learning needs. However, overreliance on item banks risks making teachers passive in developing their own test items and choosing items that best assess different cognitive skills.

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    An item bank is a large collection of test items stored in a computer database that have been analyzed for quality and classified based on attributes like subject matter, objectives, and psychometric properties. Items banks allow teachers to easily retrieve pre-vetted items to create tests tailored to students' abilities. They reduce test construction time for teachers and improve security by drawing from a large pool of items. Potential benefits also include enabling adaptive testing and accommodating students with different learning needs. However, overreliance on item banks risks making teachers passive in developing their own test items and choosing items that best assess different cognitive skills.

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    Item Banking

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    Tooba Saleem
    An item bank is a large collection of test items stored in a computer database that have been analyzed for quality and classified based on attributes like subject matter, objectives, and psychometric properties. Items banks allow teachers to easily retrieve pre-vetted items to create tests tailored to students' abilities. They reduce test construction time for teachers and improve security by drawing from a large pool of items. Potential benefits also include enabling adaptive testing and accommodating students with different learning needs. However, overreliance on item banks risks making teachers passive in developing their own test items and choosing items that best assess different cognitive skills.

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    Item Banking

     
    Dr. Tooba Saleem
    Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
    What is an item bank?
     Waugh (2008) Item Bank:
     A large collection of good test items for which
    their quality is analysed and known, and
    which are systematically stored in a computer
    so that they are accessible to students for
    measuring their achievement or ability .
    Continue…
    In an item bank, each of the items is:
     codified and classified by subject matter
    assessed, objectives, and the psychometric
    traits of the items. The well-selected items are
    normally stored in the memory unit of the
    computer so that they can be later easily used
    when needed (Ebel & Frisbie, 1986, p.927).
    What Can an Item Bank Do?

     There are three major functions that may be


    served by an item bank:

     1. Item entry and storage


     2. I tern retrieval for reviewing items, formatting test
    forms, and editing and updating items
     3. Maintenance of item history
    Continue…
     In a proper item bank, each of the items is codified
    and classified by subject matter assessed, objectives,
    and the psychometric traits of the items. The well-
    selected items are normally stored in the memory unit
    of the computer so that they can be later easily used
    when needed (Ebel & Frisbie, 1986, p.927).
    Procedure of Developing an
    Item Bank
    1. Describing texts and items according to set
    parameters
    2. Pretesting the items thus labelled.
    3. Calibrating the items.
    4. Standard-setting on the scale coming from the
    calibration.
    5. Assigning a psychometric level to the items.
    Item Parameters and Levels of Coding

     Example of Item Code


    o Item BS31214…
     Level 1: Class/Grade (BS MS etc.)
     Level 2: Subject (1. Human Resource Management 2. Finance 3. Marketing )
     Level 3: Chapter/ Content/ Topic (1. Introduction to marketing 2… 3…)
     Level 4: Level of Taxonomy/ Skill (1. Knowledge 2. Comprehension 3….)
     Level 5: Item type (1. objective 2.Subjective)
     Level 6: Item format (1.Alternative response 2. Matching 3. Completion 4. MCQs
     Level 7: Level of Difficulty (range of difficulty 1 .20 -.29 2 .30- 3….4…. )
     Level 8: Level of Discrimination (range of discrimination 1…2…3…
    4…)
     Level 9: Probability of Guessing (1…2…3…4…)
     Level 10: Value of DIF
     Level 11: Item String
    Potential Benefits of Item
    Banking
     1. Teachers can select good test items which meet the
    measurement objectives and the content from the item bank to
    suit their students’ abilities in each of the area of testing.
     2. Item banking can reduce time spent on the construction of
    the test items by teachers. This could result in teachers having
    more time available for the students and their teaching tasks
    (Umar, 1990).
     3. Security is guaranteed because there are a lot of items in the
    bank. It is unlikely that the students who take the test can
    remember all of the items from one or several tests.
    Continue…
     4. Item banking is a product of a new innovation in
    measurement, namely Rasch measurement coupled with
    improvements in computing power (Computerized Adaptive
    Testing), and is easily applied to school state and national
    educational assessment; each student can complete different
    test items but the results from the testing can be compared
    (Umar, 1999).
     5. Item banking potentially allows for the creation of a test
    which is adaptive to any group of students who have different
    learning abilities and for students with disabilities (Umar,
    1990).
    Limitations of Item
    Banking
     1. Teachers become passive in developing tests and they don’t
    find an opportunity to improve their test item development
    skill.
     2. Due to lack of knowledge in assessment and evaluation,
    teachers can’t choose the best items in regard to the various
    cognitive abilities.
     3. This may lead to malpractices in the market by the different
    publishing agencies.
    Thank you
     

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