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Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Chang, Wanchen; Dodd, Barbara G. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2012
When tests consist of multiple-choice and constructed-response items, researchers are confronted with the question of which item response theory (IRT) model combination will appropriately represent the data collected from these mixed-format tests. This simulation study examined the performance of six model selection criteria, including the…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Selection, Criteria
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Ip, Edward H. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2010
The testlet response model is designed for handling items that are clustered, such as those embedded within the same reading passage. Although the testlet is a powerful tool for handling item clusters in educational and psychological testing, the interpretations of its item parameters, the conditional correlation between item pairs, and the…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Test Items, Correlation
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Michaelides, Michalis P. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2010
The delta-plot method (Angoff, 1972) is a graphical technique used in the context of test equating for identifying common items with aberrant changes in their item difficulties across administrations or alternate forms. This brief research report explores the effects on equated aggregate scores when delta-plot outliers are either retained in or…
Descriptors: Test Items, Behavior Problems, Measurement, Mathematics Instruction