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Peer reviewedDodd, Barbara G.; Koch, William R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1994
Simulated data were used to investigate the impact of characteristics of threshold values (number, symmetry, and distance between adjacent threshold values) and delta values on the distribution of item information in the successive intervals Rasch model. Implications for computerized adaptive attitude measurement are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Response Theory
Peer reviewedDodd, Barbara G.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1993
Effects of the following variables on performance of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) procedures for the partial credit model (PCM) were studied: (1) stopping rule for terminating CAT; (2) item pool size; and (3) distribution of item difficulties. Implications of findings for CAT systems based on the PCM are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation, Difficulty Level


