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Download full textKim, Sooyeon; Moses, Tim; Yoo, Hanwook Henry – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
The purpose of this inquiry was to investigate the effectiveness of item response theory (IRT) proficiency estimators in terms of estimation bias and error under multistage testing (MST). We chose a 2-stage MST design in which 1 adaptation to the examinees' ability levels takes place. It includes 4 modules (1 at Stage 1, 3 at Stage 2) and 3 paths…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Computation, Statistical Bias, Error of Measurement
Oh, Hyeonjoo J.; Guo, Hongwen; Walker, Michael E. – ETS Research Report Series, 2009
Issues of equity and fairness across subgroups of the population (e.g., gender or ethnicity) must be seriously considered in any standardized testing program. For this reason, many testing programs require some means for assessing test characteristics, such as reliability, for subgroups of the population. However, often only small sample sizes are…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Test Reliability, Sample Size, Bayesian Statistics
