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Thissen, David; And Others – 1984
This report documents a computer program for simulation evaluation of item response theory (IRT) ability estimators. This Honeywell DPS version is a very slight modification of the program originally developed in FORTRAN-77 on a DEC VAX 11/780. The model of the world simulated by the program involves a unidimensional test in which the probability…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Estimation (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedDe Paor, Declan G. – Journal of Geological Education, 1989
Background information, data input, data analysis, and advantages of using this method with this software are discussed. A flowchart of the event-trapping program structure and a printout of the program are included. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
