Accession Number:
AD0661793
Title:
AN ANALYSIS OF THE VERBAL SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST USING BIRNBAUM'S THREE-PARAMETER LOGISTIC MODEL.
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Corporate Author:
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE PRINCETON N J
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Report Date:
1967-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
54.0
Abstract:
An application of statistical inference technique to practical problems in test design and test evaluation is described, as an illustration of the kinds of results obtainable. Particular attention is given to 1 the information provided by a test at different ability levels, 2 optimum scoring weights for dichotomous items, 3 relative efficiency of different tests and of different scoring methods, 4 branched testing. The successful estimation by maximum likelihood of examinee ability and of the item parameters of Birnbaums logistic model is briefly described. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Psychology