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Direct linkHolster, Trevor A.; Lake, J. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2016
Stewart questioned Beglar's use of Rasch analysis of the Vocabulary Size Test (VST) and advocated the use of 3-parameter logistic item response theory (3PLIRT) on the basis that it models a non-zero lower asymptote for items, often called a "guessing" parameter. In support of this theory, Stewart presented fit statistics derived from…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Item Response Theory, Vocabulary, Language Tests
