TAP: Test Analysis Program

Abstract

Courses in introductory educational measurement are often hampered by the lack of computer programs by which to analyze test data. To be sure, computer software exists (e.g., SPSS, SAS, Iteman) that performs these analyses; however, these programs come at a high cost and are not designed for instructional use. As a result, many practicing teachers who take the introductory educational measurement course learn about reliability and item analysis but are not able to continue to use these skills after the course ends. The Test Analysis Program (TAP), written in Borland Delphi Professional Version 6.0, performs classical test and item analyses under Windows 9x/NT/XP. In addition to performing test analyses, the TAP software includes certain features that will assist instructors of educational measurement in the classroom.