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Some Latent Trait Theory in a Multidimensional Latent Space.

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Reckase, Mark D.; McKinley, Robert L. – 1982

This paper reviews the existing multidimensional item response theory (IRT) models and demonstrates how one of the models can be applied to estimation of abilities from a test measuring more than one dimension. The purposes of this paper were threefold. First, the fundamental concepts required when considering multidimensional models for the…

Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models

THE G.P.A. CRITERION AND SELECTIVE RETENTION IN TEACHER EDUCATION.

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PIERSON, ROBERT A. – 1966

TO DETERMINE WHETHER ARBITRARY GRADE-POINT AVERAGE CUT-OFF POINTS (E.G. 2.25) FOR ENTRANCE INTO TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE UNFAIR TO PRESENT-DAY STUDENTS, NINETY 1966 COLLEGE SOPHOMORES WITH FRESHMAN-YEAR GPA'S BETWEEN 2.00 AND 2.09 WERE COMPARED TO THE SAME NUMBER OF 1961 SOPHOMORES WITH FRESHMAN-YEAR GPA'S BETWEEN 2.25 AND 2.34 USING (1)…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Aptitude Tests, Class Average