Implications of Item Response Theory for the Measurement Practitioner.

Loyd, Brenda H.

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ERIC Number: EJ389982

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Publication Date: 1988

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Implications of Item Response Theory for the Measurement Practitioner.

Loyd, Brenda H.

Applied Measurement in Education, v1 n2 p135-43 1988

The impact of item response theory (IRT) on the measurement practitioner is discussed, with a review of potential benefits. The complexity of IRT theory and procedures and the lack of robustness of IRT procedures to violation of assumptions must be recognized for the measurement practitioner to realize its advantages. (SLD)

Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Latent Trait Theory, Measurement Techniques, Test Construction, Test Theory

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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