Teachers' knowledge on item analysis and item analysis software

With the growing need of more school-based assessments, teachers must be knowledgeable in item analysis. This move towards decentralizing assessment would most certainly put a critical demand on teachers to prepare and construct valid and reliable tests to ensure students are being assessed fairly in schools. A quick way to prepare and construct valid and reliable tests is to use item analysis software. Item analysis software simplifies the process of conducting item analysis and facilitates the formation of an item bank in educational institutions. Hence, this research was conducted to examine teachers' competency (knowledge and skills) in performing item analysis as well as their usage of item analysis software. Findings of the study show that the respondents have moderate level of knowledge on item analysis as well as in using item analysis software. More relevant training is considered crucial to enhance the teachers' knowledge on item analysis and item analysis software for a more valid and reliable test in school.