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Automated Item Selection Using Item Response Theory.
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Stocking, Martha L.; And Others – 1991
This paper presents a new heuristic approach to interactive test assembly that is called the successive item replacement algorithm. This approach builds on the work of W. J. van der Linden (1987) and W. J. van der Linden and E. Boekkooi-Timminga (1989) in which methods of mathematical optimization are combined with item response theory to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Computer Selection, Heuristics
Application of an Automated Item Selection Method to Real Data.
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Stocking, Martha L.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1993
A method of automatically selecting items for inclusion in a test with constraints on item content and statistical properties was applied to real data. Tests constructed manually from the same data and constraints were compared to tests constructed automatically. Results show areas in which automated assembly can improve test construction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
A Model and Heuristic for Solving Very Large Item Selection Problems.
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Swanson, Len; Stocking, Martha L. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1993
A model for solving very large item selection problems is presented. The model builds on binary programming applied to test construction. A heuristic for selecting items that satisfy the constraints in the model is also presented, and various problems are solved using the model and heuristic. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Equations (Mathematics), Heuristics, Item Response Theory