Applications of Item Response Theory To Practical Testing Problems by F. M. Lord

Applications of Item Response Theory To Practical Testing Problems by F. M. Lord

By: F. M. Lord

Publisher: Routledge

Print ISBN: 9780898590067, 089859006X

eText ISBN: 9781136557316, 1136557318

Edition: 1st

Copyright year: 1980

Published in 1980, Applications of Item Response Theory To Practical Testing Problems is a valuable contribution to the field of Education.

Preface

The purpose of this book is to make it possible for measurement

specialists to solve practical testing problems by use of item

response theory. This theory expresses all the properties of the test,

as a measuring instrument, in terms of the properties of the test

items. Practical applications include

1. The estimation of invariant parameters describing each test

item; item banking.

2. Estimating the statistical characteristics of a test for any

specified group.

3. Determining how the effectiveness of a test varies across ability

levels.

4. Comparing the effectiveness of different methods of scoring a

test.

5. Selecting items to build a conventional test.

6. Redesigning a conventional tests.

7. Design and evaluation of mastery tests.

8. Designing and evaluating novel testing methods, such as

flexilevel tests, two-stage tests, multilevel tests, tailored tests.

9. Equating and preequating.

10. Study of item bias.

Additional ISBNs

9780898590067|9780203056615, 089859006X|0203056612