A Comparison of Developmental Scales Based on Thurstone Methods and Item Response Theory.

Williams, Valerie S. L.; Pommerich, Mary; Thissen, David

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Publication Date: 1998

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A Comparison of Developmental Scales Based on Thurstone Methods and Item Response Theory.

Williams, Valerie S. L.; Pommerich, Mary; Thissen, David

Journal of Educational Measurement, v35 n2 p93-107 Sum 1998

Created a developmental scale for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Mathematics Tests using a subset of identical test forms administered to adjacent grade levels with Thurstone scaling and Item Response Theory methods. Discusses differences in patterns produced. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Response Theory, Scaling, State Programs, Test Format, Testing Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: North Carolina End of Course Testing Program

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