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Kim, Sooyeon; Moses, Tim; Yoo, Hanwook Henry – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
The purpose of this inquiry was to investigate the effectiveness of item response theory (IRT) proficiency estimators in terms of estimation bias and error under multistage testing (MST). We chose a 2-stage MST design in which 1 adaptation to the examinees' ability levels takes place. It includes 4 modules (1 at Stage 1, 3 at Stage 2) and 3 paths…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Computation, Statistical Bias, Error of Measurement
Meijer, Rob R.; van Krimpen-Stoop, Edith M. L. A. – 1998
Several person-fit statistics have been proposed to detect item score patterns that do not fit an item response theory model. To classify response patterns as not fitting a model, a distribution of a person-fit statistic is needed. The null distributions of several fit statistics have been investigated using conventionally administered tests, but…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Foreign Countries, Item Response Theory
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Lin, Miao-Hsiang; Hsiung, Chao A. – Psychometrika, 1994
Two simple empirical approximate Bayes estimators are introduced for estimating domain scores under binomial and hypergeometric distributions respectively. Criteria are established regarding use of these functions over maximum likelihood estimation counterparts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computation, Equations (Mathematics)