The Effects of Computer Administration on Scores and Item Parameter Estimates of an IRT-Based Licensure Examination.

Sykes, Robert C.; Ito, Kyoko

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ERIC Number: EJ598356

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Effects of Computer Administration on Scores and Item Parameter Estimates of an IRT-Based Licensure Examination.

Sykes, Robert C.; Ito, Kyoko

Applied Psychological Measurement, v21 n1 p51-63 Mar 1997

Evaluated the equivalence of scores and one-parameter logistic model item difficulty estimates obtained from computer-based and paper-and-pencil forms of a licensure examination taken by 418 examinees. There was no effect of either order or mode of administration on the equivalences. (SLD)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Estimation (Mathematics), Health Personnel, Item Response Theory, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Scores, Test Format

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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