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Cai, Li; Monroe, Scott – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2014
We propose a new limited-information goodness of fit test statistic C[subscript 2] for ordinal IRT models. The construction of the new statistic lies formally between the M[subscript 2] statistic of Maydeu-Olivares and Joe (2006), which utilizes first and second order marginal probabilities, and the M*[subscript 2] statistic of Cai and Hansen…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Goodness of Fit, Probability
Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, V. Joseph – Centre for Economic Performance, 2013
The low number of college graduates with science degrees--particularly among underrepresented minorities--is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a period in which racial preferences were in place, we show…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Institutional Characteristics, Universities, Minority Group Students