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Tang, K. Linda; And Others – 1993
This study compared the performance of the LOGIST and BILOG computer programs on item response theory (IRT) based scaling and equating for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) using real and simulated data and two calibration structures. Applications of IRT for the TOEFL program are based on the three-parameter logistic (3PL) model.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Equated Scores, Estimation (Mathematics)
Hicks, Marilyn M. – 1984
Six methods of equating Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test scores for samples consisting of the usual groups of examinees and groups controlled for native language representation were evaluated in terms of scale stability. The equating methods included three item response theory (IRT) variants (fixed b's scaling, a one-parameter…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Equated Scores