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Peer reviewedWilcox, Rand R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
Technical problems in achievement testing associated with using latent structure models to estimate the probability of guessing correct responses by examinees is studied; also the lack of problems associated with using Wilcox's formula score. Maximum likelihood estimates are derived which may be applied when items are hierarchically related.…
Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Item Analysis, Mathematical Models, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Download full textWarm, 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
