Fundamentals of item response theory

Abstract

Background Concepts, Models, and Features Ability and Item Parameter Estimation Assessment of Model-Data Fit The Ability Scale Item and Test Information and Efficiency Functions Test Construction Identification of Potentially Biased Test Items Test Score Equating Computerized Adaptive Testing Future Directions of Item Response Theory

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Computer science

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 29
Issue: 07
Pages: 29-4185
Citations: 3448
Access: Closed

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                                    Ronald K. Hambleton, 
                                
                                    Hariharan Swaminathan, 
                                
                                    H. Jane Rogers
                                
                            (1992). 
                            Fundamentals of item response theory. 
                            Choice Reviews Online
                            , 29
                            (07)
                            , 29-4185.
                            https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.29-4185

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DOI: 10.5860/choice.29-4185