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Peer reviewedvan der Linden, Wim J.; Boekkooi-Timminga, Ellen – Psychometrika, 1989
A maximin model for test design based on item response theory is proposed. Only the relative shape of target test information function is specified. It serves as a constraint subject to which a linear programing algorithm maximizes the test information. The model is illustrated, and alternative models are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Latent Trait Theory, Linear Programing, Mathematical Models
Peer reviewedArmstrong, Ronald D.; And Others – Psychometrika, 1992
A method is presented and illustrated for simultaneously generating multiple tests with similar characteristics from the item bank by using binary programing techniques. The parallel tests are created to match an existing seed test item for item and to match user-supplied taxonomic specifications. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Arithmetic, Computer Assisted Testing, Equations (Mathematics)
