Item to analyze:    The effects of the Civil War and Reconst…

Item to analyze:    The effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction            a. were almost solely economic            b. have continued even to our day            c. were solved with the passage of the 13th and 14th Amendments            d. brought the North and South together economically and politically

These instructions apply to questions 48–52. Instructions: …

These instructions apply to questions 48–52. Instructions:  An item analysis yields the following results for a multiple-choice item (alternative A is the correct answer). The chart below shows the number of students in the upper and lower scoring groups on the total test choosing each alternative.   Item Analysis Alternative A* (Correct) B C D Omit Total Upper Group 3 1 6 0 0 10 Middle Group 2 0 2 1 0 5 Lower Group 4 1 3 1 1 10