Submitted by Cliff Donath on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 07:31
| Title | Item response theory applied to combinations of multiple-choice and constructed-response items--approximation methods for scale scores |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | Thissen, D, Nelson, LA, Swygert, KA |
| Book Title | Test scoring |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pagination | 289-315 |
| Publisher | Lawrence Erlbaum Associates |
| City | Mahwah, N.J. USA |
| Keywords | Adaptive Testing, Item Response Theory, Method), Multiple Choice (Testing, Scoring (Testing), Statistical Estimation, Statistical Weighting, Test Items, Test Scores |
| Abstract | (From the chapter) The authors develop approximate methods that replace the scoring tables with weighted linear combinations of the component scores. Topics discussed include: a linear approximation for the extension to combinations of scores; the generalization of two or more scores; potential applications of linear approximations to item response theory in computerized adaptive tests; and evaluation of the pattern-of-summed-scores, and Gaussian approximation, estimates of proficiency. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA ) |