Jurnal CULTURE (Culture, Language, and Literature Review)
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): Jurnal CULTURE (Culture, Language, and Literature Review)

Item analysis in a psycholinguistics course based on classical test theory using ITEMAN 4.0.2

Putri, Siska Adinda Prabowo (Unknown)
Hariadi, Lucy (Unknown)
Khudlori, Amin (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2025

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the quality of test items in a psycholinguistics course using the Classical Test Theory. The data used consisted of 30 students’ responses to 20 multiple-choice test items, which were analyzed using several indicators: difficulty level, discriminatory power, item-total correlation, and instrument reliability. The results showed that most items were in the moderate difficulty category (p = 0.46–0.56), with one item categorized as easy (p = 0.73) and two items as difficult (p = 0.26). The discriminatory power of the majority of items was in the very good category (87.5%–100%), while three items showed lower discriminatory power and required revision. The item-total correlation was generally very high (r = 0.88–0.99), indicating consistency among items, but several items with lower correlations (r < 0.70) suggested possible wording inaccuracies or content inconsistencies. The test’s reliability reached 0.99, indicating very high internal consistency, although this value was influenced by the quite extreme response patterns between the upper and lower groups. Overall, the test instrument was considered good, but several items needed revision, particularly in terms of distractors, difficulty level, and item functionality, to ensure more accurate and representative learning evaluations.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jurnal-culture

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

"Jurnal CULTURE" is published by AKI University which contains writings raised from the results of research or equivalent to the results of research (Scientific Work) in the fields of Culture, Language, and Literature. "Jurnal CULTURE" is published twice a year, on May and November. Editors receive ...