@article{article_181749, title={A Study on the Quality of Mersin University School of Foreign Languages English Preparatory Classes’ Final Exam}, journal={Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={2}, year={2014}, DOI={10.17860/efd.81280}, url={https://izlik.org/JA29FJ77RH}, author={Kayapınar, Ulaş}, abstract={<p>The purpose of this study is to reveal the quality of the measurement instrument used as <br />the final exam which was implemented at Mersin University School of Foreign Languages at the end <br />of 2002-2003 academic year considering its psychometric characteristics such as item difficulty <br />index, item discrimination index, and test reliability. The findings related to the item discrimination <br />index indicated that 4 items (0,11-0,20) used in the exam were very difficult, 11 items (0,24-0,36) <br />were difficult, 25 items (0,41-0,59) were moderately difficult, 33 items (0,62-0,80) were easy, and 21 <br />items (0,82-0,95) are quite easy. The findings related to the item discrimination index indicated that <br />22 items could not discriminate the students who acquired the intended behaviours and who did not. <br />Besides, 49 items could discriminate the examinees who had the necessary knowledge for responding <br />to the items correctly. The reliability of the measurement instrument was found as 0,89. It can be <br />stated that the measurement instrument is adequately reliable. </p>}, number={1}