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Embretson, Susan Whitely – 1982
Latent trait models are presented that can be used for test design in the context of a theory about the variables that underlie task performance. Examples of methods for decomposing and testing hypotheses about the theoretical variables in task performance are given. The methods can be used to determine the processing components that are involved…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Difficulty Level, Estimation (Mathematics), Hypothesis Testing


