Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ592445
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Publication Date: 1999
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A Bayesian Random Effects Model for Testlets.
Bradlow, Eric T.; Wainer, Howard; Wang, Xiaohui
Psychometrika, v64 n2 p153-68 Jun 1999
Proposes a parametric approach that involves a modification of standard Item Response Theory models that explicitly accounts for the nesting of items within the same testlets and that can be applied to multiple-choice sections comprising a mixture of independent items and testlets. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Item Response Theory, Models, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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