Correlation of K Index
0.80 - 1.00 - Very strong
0.60 - 0.79 - Strong
0.40 - 0.59 - Moderate
0.20 - 0.39 - Weak
0.0 - 0.19 - Very weak
Item Total Correlation Index
0.30 + = Retain
0.10 - 0.29 = Consider
0.10 or below = Remove
Item Discrimination Index
0.20 Below = Poor
0.20- 0.29 = Fair
0.30 - 0.39 = Good
0.40 Up = Very good
Item Validity Index
0.11 Below = Not Useful
0.11 - 0.20 = Consider
0.21 - 0.35 = Useful
0.35 Up = Very useful
Item Difficulty Index
0.80 - 1 = Very Easy
0.61 - 0.79 = Easy
0.40 - 0.60 = Average
0.20 - 0.39 = Difficult
0.19 below = Very Difficult
Reliability Coefficient (Cronbach’s)
0.9 Up = Excellent
0.9 - 0.8 = Good
0.8 - 0.7 = Acceptable
0.7 - 0.6 = Questionable
0.6 - 0.5 = Poor
0.5 below = Unacceptable
Inter-rater reliability (Cohen’s kappa
1 = Perfect
0.81 - 0.99 = Near Perfect
0.61 - 0.80 = Substantial
0.41 - 0.60 = Moderate
0.21 - 0.40 = Far Agreement
0.10 - 0.20 = Slight Agreement
0 = No Agreement