Consider ratings of 4 “Agree” or 5 “Strongly Agree” to mean that test takers have obtained a “high” score on a BRS item. Ratings of 1-3 would be considered “low” item scores. Compute the item discrimination index (d) for BRS Item 3. Enter the values below that you obtain from Excel:

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  1. Consider ratings of 4 “Agree” or 5 “Strongly Agree” to mean that test takers have obtained a “high” score on a BRS item. Ratings of 1-3 would be considered “low” item scores. Compute the item discrimination index (d) for BRS Item 3. Enter the values below that you obtain from Excel:

Total # of test takers                                                                  N = _______

25% of the total # of test takers, or # in the Upper 25% group        U = _______

# of test takers in the Upper 25% group for BRS total scores who scored high on item 3 = _______

# of test takers in the Lower 25% group for BRS total scores who scored high on item 3 = _______

Item discrimination index                                                            d = ________

 

ID # Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 BRS Total Score
25 5 5 5 5 5 5 55
24 5 5 2 4 5 5 50
21 5 4 5 3 5 5 48
22 5 5 4 3 3 4 46
23 5 3 3 5 5 2 46
18 4 5 5 4 4 4 44
20 5 5 4 3 3 4 44
16 5 4 5 5 4 3 42
19 4 5 4 1 4 4 41
9 5 5 4 5 5 5 38
10 5 5 4 4 4 4 36
13 2 4 3 5 4 5 36
7 3 5 5 5 5 5 35
11 5 3 3 5 3 4 34
15 4 3 3 1 3 5 34
4 5 5 4 5 5 5 33
17 1 2 2 4 5 2 33
2 5 5 5 5 5 5 32
5 4 5 4 4 5 5 32
12 4 4 1 4 4 2 31
8 3 4 3 3 3 3 27
6 4 3 3 2 4 4 26
14 2 1 2 2 2 3 26
3 5 4 4 4 2 3 25
1 1 3 2 3 3 3 16
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