An Empirical Comparison Of Item Response Theory And Classical Test Theory: Case Study Selected Local Government Area In Edo State

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONBackground To The StudyTest is la method that determines a student’s ability to complete certain tasks or demonstrate mastery of a skill or knowledge of content. Some types would be multiple choice test, or a weekly spelling test. While it is commonly used interchangeable with assessment, or even evaluation,it can be distinguished by the fact that a test is one form of an assessment (Overton, 2012).In other words, testing consists of a set of uniform questions or tasks to which a student is to respond independently and the result of which can be treated in such a way as …