Weiss New Horizon Testing

Latent Trait Test Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-9772-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 345 Seiten, Web PDF

New Horizon Testing

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weiss, David J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover
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2;New Horizons in Testing: Latent Trait Test Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contributors;12
6;Preface;14
7;Acknowledgments;18
8;Introduction;22
8.1;LATENT TRAIT THEORY;22
8.2;ADAPTIVE TESTING;26
8.3;REFERENCES;28
9;PART I. ESTIMATING ITEM PARAMETERS AND ABILITY;30
9.1;Chapter 1. Estimation of Parameters in the Three-Parameter Latent Trait Model;34
9.1.1;PURPOSE;35
9.1.2;DESIGN OF THE STUDY;35
9.1.3;RESULTS;36
9.1.4;DISCUSSION;49
9.1.5;REFERENCES;51
9.2;Chapter 2. Robustness of Item Response Models and Effects of Test Length and Sample Size on the Precision of Ability Estimates;52
9.2.1;STUDY 1;54
9.2.2;STUDY 2;61
9.2.3;REFERENCES;69
9.3;Chapter 3. Small N Justifies Rasch Model;72
9.3.1;METHOD;73
9.3.2;TEST STUDIED;75
9.3.3;RESULTS;77
9.3.4;CONCLUSIONS;79
9.3.5;APPENDIX: ASYMPTOTIC SAMPLING VARIANCE OF .;79
9.3.6;REFERENCE;82
9.4;Chapter 4. Are We Correcting for Guessing in the Wrong Direction?;84
9.4.1;THE START OF AN ALTERNATIVE;86
9.4.2;A MORE SPECIFIC PLAN;89
9.4.3;AN AMJACK EXAMPLE;90
9.4.4;CONCLUSIONS;95
9.4.5;AFTERTHOUGHT;97
9.4.6;APPENDIX A;98
9.4.7;APPENDIX B;99
9.4.8;REFERENCES;100
10;PART II: BEYOND THE ABILITY ESTIMATE;102
10.1;Chapter 5. The Person Response Curve: Fit of Individuals to Item Response Theory Models;104
10.1.1;RELATED RESEARCH;106
10.1.2;THE PERSON RESPONSE CURVE;112
10.1.3;METHOD;116
10.1.4;RESULTS;119
10.1.5;CONCLUSIONS AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH;125
10.1.6;REFERENCES;127
10.2;Chapter 6. Appropriateness Measurement: Validating Studies and Variable Ability Models;130
10.2.1;OBJECTIVES AND LIMITATIONS OF APPROPRIATENESS MEASUREMENT;131
10.2.2;REVIEW OF TEST THEORIES AND BASIC APPROPRIATENESS MEASUREMENT;133
10.2.3;SIMULATION PROCEDURES AND EARLIER RESULTS;139
10.2.4;EMPIRICAL STUDIES;140
10.2.5;SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS;149
10.2.6;REFERENCES;151
11;PART III: APPLICATIONS TO TESTING PROBLEMS;154
11.1;Chapter 7. Effects of Sample Size on Linear Equating of Item Characteristic Curve Parameters;156
11.1.1;ITEM CHARACTERISTIC CURVE PARAMETERS;157
11.1.2;LINKING PARADIGMS;158
11.1.3;METHOD;159
11.1.4;RESULTS;161
11.1.5;DISCUSSION;165
11.1.6;CONCLUSIONS;166
11.1.7;REFERENCES;167
11.2;Chapter 8. A Test of the Adequacy of Curvilinear Score Equating Models;168
11.2.1;EQUATING MODELS;169
11.2.2;STUDY DESIGN;173
11.2.3;RESULTS AND DISCUSSION;183
11.2.4;CONCLUSIONS;196
11.2.5;REFERENCES;197
11.3;Chapter 9. Timed Testing: An Approach Using Item Response Theory;200
11.3.1;THE MODEL;201
11.3.2;ESTIMATION;203
11.3.3;APPLICATIONS: I. SPATIAL TEST DATA;206
11.3.4;APPLICATIONS: II. THREE TESTS;208
11.3.5;CONCLUSIONS;221
11.3.6;REFERENCES;223
11.4;Chapter 10. The Mental Growth Curve Reexamined;226
11.4.1;A SCALING PROCEDURE FULLY INDEPENDENT OF CHRONOLOGICAL AGE UNITS;228
11.4.2;SCALING THE BINET TEST;230
11.4.3;ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT SCALING PROCEDURE;232
11.4.4;APPENDIX;234
11.4.5;REFERENCES;239
12;PART IV: APPLICATION TO ADAPTIVE TESTING;242
12.1;Chapter 11. Reliability and Validity of Adaptive Ability Tests in a Military Setting;244
12.1.1;BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE;245
12.1.2;METHOD;247
12.1.3;RESULTS;250
12.1.4;CONCLUSIONS;256
12.1.5;REFERENCES;256
12.2;Chapter 12. A Procedure for Decision Making Using Tailored Testing;258
12.2.1;TAILORED TESTING PROCEDURES;259
12.2.2;SEQUENTIAL DECISION PROCEDURES;259
12.2.3;THE SEQUENTIAL PROBABILITY RATIO TEST;260
12.2.4;RESEARCH DESIGN;265
12.2.5;RESULTS;267
12.2.6;SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;274
12.2.7;REFERENCES;276
12.3;Chapter 13. A Comparison of IRT-Based Adaptive Mastery Testing and a Sequential Mastery Testing Procedure;278
12.3.1;ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL MASTERY TESTS;279
12.3.2;METHOD;287
12.3.3;RESULTS;291
12.3.4;DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS;301
12.3.5;REFERENCES;303
13;PART V. MODELS FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS;306
13.1;Chapter 14. Constant Information Model on the Dichotomous Response Level;308
13.1.1;THE CONSTANT INFORMATION MODEL;310
13.1.2;USE OF THE CONSTANT INFORMATION MODEL IN THE ESTIMATION OF THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF ITEM RESPONSE CATEGORIES;316
13.1.3;DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION;328
13.1.4;REFERENCES;328
13.2;Chapter 15. Some Latent Trait Models for Measuring Change in Qualitative Observations;330
13.2.1;A FAMILY OF LINEAR LOGISTIC MODELS FOR QUALITATIVE DATA;333
13.2.2;THE DICHOTOMOUS LINEAR LOGISTIC MODEL WITH RELAXED ASSUMPTIONS;334
13.2.3;THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF THE LINEAR LOGISTIC MODEL WITH RELAXED ASSUMPTIONS;338
13.2.4;ESTIMATING MODEL PARAMETERS IN THE LINEAR LOGISTIC MODEL WITH RELAXED ASSUMPTIONS;340
13.2.5;TESTING HYPOTHESES WITH THE LINEAR LOGISTIC MODEL WITH RELAXED ASSUMPTIONS;341
13.2.6;THE POLYTOMOUS LINEAR LOGISTIC MODEL WITH RELAXED ASSUMPTIONS;345
13.2.7;REFERENCES;349
14;Author Index;352
15;Subject Index;356