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Detecting and Interpreting Local Item Dependence Using a Family of Rasch Models.
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Wilson, Mark – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1988
A method for detecting and interpreting disturbances of the local-independence assumption among items that share common stimulus material or other features is presented. Dichotomous and polytomous Rasch models are used to analyze structure of the learning outcome superitems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models, Test Interpretation
The Relation Between Item Format and the Structure of the Eysenck Personality Inventory
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Velicer, Wayne F.; Stevenson, John F. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1978
A Likert seven-choice response format for personality inventories allows finer distinctions by subjects than the traditional two-choice format. The Eysenck Personality Inventory was employed in the present study to test the hypothesis that use of the expanded format would result in a clearer and more accurate indication of test structure.…
Descriptors: Forced Choice Technique, Higher Education, Personality Measures, Rating Scales
The Relationship of Expert-System Scored Constrained Free-Response Items to Multiple-Choice and Open-Ended Items.
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Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1990
The relationship of an expert-system-scored constrained free-response item type to multiple-choice and free-response items was studied using data for 614 students on the College Board's Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) Examination. Implications for testing and the APCS test are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Science