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Download full textMuthen, Bengt O.; And Others – 1988
Item response theoretic methods are applied to the measurement of achievement of students from various instructional backgrounds. This extended item response theory (IRT) approach serves as a tool for studying instructional bias, or instructional sensitivity. The model maintains the form of an IRT model, but has parameters that quantify the extent…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 8
