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Mahmood Ul Hassan; Frank Miller – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2024
Multidimensional achievement tests are recently gaining more importance in educational and psychological measurements. For example, multidimensional diagnostic tests can help students to determine which particular domain of knowledge they need to improve for better performance. To estimate the characteristics of candidate items (calibration) for…
Descriptors: Multidimensional Scaling, Achievement Tests, Test Items, Test Construction
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Jia Liu; Xiangbin Meng; Gongjun Xu; Wei Gao; Ningzhong Shi – Grantee Submission, 2024
In this paper, we develop a mixed stochastic approximation expectation-maximization (MSAEM) algorithm coupled with a Gibbs sampler to compute the marginalized maximum a posteriori estimate (MMAPE) of a confirmatory multidimensional four-parameter normal ogive (M4PNO) model. The proposed MSAEM algorithm not only has the computational advantages of…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Foreign Countries
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Jia Liu; Xiangbin Meng; Gongjun Xu; Wei Gao; Ningzhong Shi – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2024
In this paper, we develop a mixed stochastic approximation expectation-maximization (MSAEM) algorithm coupled with a Gibbs sampler to compute the marginalized maximum a posteriori estimate (MMAPE) of a confirmatory multidimensional four-parameter normal ogive (M4PNO) model. The proposed MSAEM algorithm not only has the computational advantages of…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Kohei Yata – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation presents two essays on econometric methods for program evaluation and policy choice. In Chapter 1, I develop a statistically optimal way of using data to make policy decisions when the performance of counterfactual policies is only partially identified. Specifically, I consider a class of statistical decision problems in which…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Policy Analysis, Foreign Countries, School Community Programs