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Nandakumar, Ratna; Yu, Feng; Zhang, Yanwei – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2011
DETECT is a nonparametric methodology to identify the dimensional structure underlying test data. The associated DETECT index, "D[subscript max]," denotes the degree of multidimensionality in data. Conditional covariances (CCOV) are the building blocks of this index. In specifying population CCOVs, the latent test composite [theta][subscript TT]…
Descriptors: Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Tests, Data
Luecht, Richard M.; Sireci, Stephen G. – College Board, 2011
Over the past four decades, there has been incremental growth in computer-based testing (CBT) as a viable alternative to paper-and-pencil testing. However, the transition to CBT is neither easy nor inexpensive. As Drasgow, Luecht, and Bennett (2006) noted, many design engineering, test development, operations/logistics, and psychometric changes…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods
Kang, Taehoon; Chen, Troy T. – ACT, Inc., 2007
Orlando and Thissen (2000, 2003) proposed an item-fit index, S-X[superscript 2], for dichotomous item response theory (IRT) models, which has performed better than traditional item-fit statistics such as Yen's (1981) Q[subscript 1] and McKinley and Mill's (1985) G[superscript 2]. This study extends the utility of S-X[superscript 2] to polytomous…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Computer Software, Statistical Analysis