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Title | A Comparison of Item Selection Techniques for Testlets |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Murphy, DL, Dodd, BG, Vaughn, BK |
Journal | Applied Psychological Measurement |
Volume | 34 |
Number | 6 |
Pagination | 424-437 |
Abstract | This study examined the performance of the maximum Fisher’s information, the maximum posterior weighted information, and the minimum expected posterior variance methods for selecting items in a computerized adaptive testing system when the items were grouped in testlets. A simulation study compared the efficiency of ability estimation among the item selection techniques under varying conditions of local-item dependency when the response model was either the three-parameter-logistic item response theory or the three-parameter-logistic testlet response theory. The item selection techniques performed similarly within any particular condition, the practical implications of which are discussed within the article. |
URL | http://apm.sagepub.com/content/34/6/424.abstract |
DOI | 10.1177/0146621609349804 |