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Yu, Albert; Douglas, Jeffrey A. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2023
We propose a new item response theory growth model with item-specific learning parameters, or ISLP, and two variations of this model. In the ISLP model, either items or blocks of items have their own learning parameters. This model may be used to improve the efficiency of learning in a formative assessment. We show ways that the ISLP model's…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Learning, Markov Processes, Monte Carlo Methods
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DeMars, Christine E. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2009
The Mantel-Haenszel (MH) and logistic regression (LR) differential item functioning (DIF) procedures have inflated Type I error rates when there are large mean group differences, short tests, and large sample sizes.When there are large group differences in mean score, groups matched on the observed number-correct score differ on true score,…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Test Bias, Error of Measurement, True Scores