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Peer reviewedGreen, Donald Ross; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1989
Potential benefits of using item response theory in test construction are evaluated using the experience and evidence accumulated during nine years of using a three-parameter model in the development of major achievement batteries. Topics addressed include error of measurement, test equating, item bias, and item difficulty. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Equated Scores
Green, Donald Ross; And Others – 1988
Potential benefits of using item response theory in test construction are evaluated, based on the experience and evidence accumulated during 9 years of using a three-parameter model in the construction of major achievement batteries. Specific benefits covered include obtaining sample-free item calibrations and item-free person measurement,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
