The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory by R. J. de Ayala

The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory by R. J. de Ayala

By: R. J. de Ayala

Publisher: The Guilford Press

Print ISBN: 9781593858698, 1593858698

eText ISBN: 9781462514694, 1462514693

Copyright year: 2009

Item response theory (IRT) is a latent variable modeling approach used to minimize bias and optimize the measurement power of educational and psychological tests and other psychometric applications. Designed for researchers, psychometric professionals, and advanced students, this book clearly presents both the “how-to” and the “why” of IRT. It describes simple and more complex IRT models and shows how they are applied with the help of widely available software packages. Chapters follow a consistent format and build sequentially, taking the reader from model development through the fit analysis and interpretation phases that one would perform in practice. The use of common empirical data sets across the chapters facilitates understanding of the various models and how they relate to one another.

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9781593858698|9781606231111, 1593858698|1606231111