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Download full textHambleton, Ronald K.; And Others – 1977
Latent trait theory supposes that, in testing situations, examinee performance on a test can be predicted (or explained) by defining examinee characteristics, referred to as traits, estimating scores for examinees on these traits and using the scores to predict or explain test performance (Lord and Novick, 1968). In view of the breakthroughs in…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Cognitive Measurement, Computer Programs
Warm, Thomas A. – 1978
This primer is an introduction to item response theory (also called item characteristic curve theory, or latent trait theory) as it is used most commonly--for scoring multiple choice achievement or aptitude tests. Written for the testing practitioner with minimum training in statistics and psychometrics, it presents and illustrates the basic…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests
