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Wind, Stefanie A.; Ge, Yuan – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2023
In selected-response assessments such as attitude surveys with Likert-type rating scales, examinees often select from rating scale categories to reflect their locations on a construct. Researchers have observed that some examinees exhibit "response styles," which are systematic patterns of responses in which examinees are more likely to…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Responses, Likert Scales, Models
Nering, Michael L., Ed.; Ostini, Remo, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
This comprehensive "Handbook" focuses on the most used polytomous item response theory (IRT) models. These models help us understand the interaction between examinees and test questions where the questions have various response categories. The book reviews all of the major models and includes discussions about how and where the models…
Descriptors: Guides, Item Response Theory, Test Items, Correlation