Multivariate Variance Component Analysis: An Application in Test Development.

Longford, Nicholas T.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Multivariate Variance Component Analysis: An Application in Test Development.

Longford, Nicholas T.

Journal of Educational Statistics, v15 n2 p91-112 Sum 1990

A multilevel variance component analysis from the pilot year of pretesting an instrument--the GENED--designed to present information about general education outcomes is presented, using data from about 11,000 college students. The analysis addresses the discriminant validity of the subtests and statistical issues in test construction. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Discriminant Analysis, General Education, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Mathematical Models, Multivariate Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Pilot Projects, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Validity

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