If a total of 50 students appeared in a test and 38 of them answered an item correctly, then the Difficulty Rating (D.R.) for that test item will be

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  1. 0.19
  2. 0.76
  3. 0.13
  4. 0.88

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The correct answer is 0.76.

Key Points

Difficulty index:

  • The percentage of students who answer an item correctly.
  • It is a part of item analysis.
  • The formula of the difficulty index

P=R/T

P-difficulty index

R – No correct responses

T – Total no of responses.

P = 38/50

= 0.76

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