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Coffman, William E. – 1986
The symposium, "Taming the Rasch Tiger: Using Item Response Theory in Practical Educational Measurement," was organized to deemphasize the technical complexities of item response theory (IRT) and to show the audience how IRT can be used in practical educational measurement. Four papers from the symposium are summarized and comments are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Banks
