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Peer reviewedLord, Frederic M. – Psychometrika, 1985
Given a loss function, an asymptotic method for optimal test design for a specified target population of examinees is presented. Also, of more practical use, given an existing unidimensional test and target population, a way is presented to find the loss function for which the test is optimal. (NSF)
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Higher Education, Item Sampling, Latent Trait Theory
Direct linkDeMars, Christine; Cameron, Lynn; Erwin, T. Dary – Journal of General Education, 2003
Finding, accessing, and determining the credibility of information are skills most people would deem necessary for the college educated person, if not the average citizen, to possess today. At the same time, educators, as well as constituents of educational institutions are asking for better and more sophisticated assessment instruments of…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Computer Assisted Testing, State Universities, Minimum Competency Testing
