Introduction to Measurement TheoryThis book is intended to serve as a text and reference book for people who are using or constructing psychological tests and interpreting test scores and scales. It is designed for people who understand collage algebra and who have some famuliarity with elementary statistics, for those lacking this familiarity or desiring a review. |
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... item writing and makes a number of valuable suggestions . He concludes that none of the studies in the literature is definitive ... difficulty 120 Principles of Test Construction Item Analysis Using Indices of Item Difficulty Discrimination.
... item writing and makes a number of valuable suggestions . He concludes that none of the studies in the literature is definitive ... difficulty 120 Principles of Test Construction Item Analysis Using Indices of Item Difficulty Discrimination.
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Mary J. Allen, Wendy M. Yen. Proportion of Examinees Passing the Item 1.0 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Test Score Figure 6.6 . Estimated item - characteristic curve for an item with poor discrimination total test scores ...
Mary J. Allen, Wendy M. Yen. Proportion of Examinees Passing the Item 1.0 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Test Score Figure 6.6 . Estimated item - characteristic curve for an item with poor discrimination total test scores ...
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... distractor essay item factor score first - order factor floor effect item analysis item - characteristic curve item difficulty item - discrimination index item format item - reliability index item / total - test - score point biserial item ...
... distractor essay item factor score first - order factor floor effect item analysis item - characteristic curve item difficulty item - discrimination index item format item - reliability index item / total - test - score point biserial item ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Classical TrueScore Theory | 56 |
Reliability | 72 |
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assumptions base rate binomial-error model biserial calculate ceiling effect Chapter classical true-score theory confidence intervals correlation coefficient criterion scores criterion-referenced tests cutting score dichotomous discrimination equal error of measurement error scores error variance exam examinee's examinees example expected factor analysis Figure formula scores frequency distribution grade scores homoscedasticity information function interpretation item difficulty item-characteristic curve large number latent latent-trait models latent-trait values level of measurement linear logistic model mean measurement theory method normal distribution normal-ogive number of items observed scores observed test scores observed-score variance obtained p₁ parallel tests phi coefficient point-biserial correlation population prediction probability procedures produce Rasch's ratio raw scores regression line relationship sample scale values Section selection Spearman-Brown formula standard deviation standard error standardized scores statistical Table test developer test reliability test user test's total test scores trait value transformation true scores true-score variance validity coefficient variable X₁ Y₁ στ