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Implementation of the EM Algorithm in the Estimation of Item Parameters: The BILOG Computer Program.
Download full textMislevy, Robert J.; Bock, R. Darrell – 1982
This paper reviews the basic elements of the EM approach to estimating item parameters and illustrates its use with one simulated and one real data set. In order to illustrate the use of the BILOG computer program, runs for 1-, 2-, and 3-parameter models are presented for the two sets of data. First is a set of responses from 1,000 persons to five…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Lipson, Joseph I. – 1984
This monograph provides a vision of the future for vocational educators in a position to improve programs, such as teachers and administrators of local educational agencies and state leaders who set priorities in educational agencies. The monograph addresses nationwide technological concerns of the computer, image storage and creation, and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Processes, Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rivera, William M., Comp.; Walker, Sharon M., Comp. – 1985
The 48 papers in this proceedings focus on aspects of non-formal adult education including international comparative adult education. The papers are: "Lifelong Learning in Perspective" (Knox); "Women in their Thirties: The In-Between Generation" (Caffarella, Freeman); "Development in Women: An Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Aging (Individuals)
