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Yang, Ji Seung; Hansen, Mark; Cai, Li – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2012
Traditional estimators of item response theory scale scores ignore uncertainty carried over from the item calibration process, which can lead to incorrect estimates of the standard errors of measurement (SEMs). Here, the authors review a variety of approaches that have been applied to this problem and compare them on the basis of their statistical…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Stiller, Jurik; Hartmann, Stefan; Mathesius, Sabrina; Straube, Philipp; Tiemann, Rüdiger; Nordmeier, Volkhard; Krüger, Dirk; Upmeier zu Belzen, Annette – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2016
The aim of this study was to improve the criterion-related test score interpretation of a text-based assessment of scientific reasoning competencies in higher education by evaluating factors which systematically affect item difficulty. To provide evidence about the specific demands which test items of various difficulty make on pre-service…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Scientific Concepts, Difficulty Level, Test Items

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