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Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Chang, Wanchen; Dodd, Barbara G. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2012
When tests consist of multiple-choice and constructed-response items, researchers are confronted with the question of which item response theory (IRT) model combination will appropriately represent the data collected from these mixed-format tests. This simulation study examined the performance of six model selection criteria, including the…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Selection, Criteria
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Turley, Ruth N. Lopez – Sociology of Education, 2009
The process by which students decide whether and where to attend college has been based most commonly on a college-choice model that is independent of the students' geographic context. However, the ability to attend college close to home is often among the most important factors that U.S. high school students, especially minorities and the…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Choice, Criteria, Models