Bayesian Item Selection Criteria for Adaptive Testing.

van der Linden, Wim J.

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ERIC Number: EJ571239

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Publication Date: 1998

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Bayesian Item Selection Criteria for Adaptive Testing.

van der Linden, Wim J.

Psychometrika, v63 n2 p201-16 Jun 1998

This paper suggests several item selection criteria for adaptive testing that are all based on the use of the true posterior. Some of the ability estimators produced by these criteria are discussed and empirically criticized. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing, Criteria, Estimation (Mathematics), Test Items

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Portions of the paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (60th, Minneapolis, MN, June 1995).