Computerized multistage testing theory and applications

Devising tests that evaluate a nation's educational standing and implement efficacious educational reforms requires a careful balance among the contributions of technology, psychometrics, test design, and the learning sciences. Unlike other forms of adaptive testing, multistage testing (MST) is...

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Otros Autores: Yan, Duanli, editor (editor), Davier, Alina A. von, editor, Lewis, Charles, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press [2014]
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Statistics in the social and behavioral sciences series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628728006719
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  • Cover; Series; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: Test Design, Item Pool, and Maintenance; Chapter 1: Overview of Computerized Multistage Tests; Chapter 2: Multistage Test Designs: Moving Research Results into Practice; Chapter 3: Item Pool Design and Maintenance for Multistage Testing; Chapter 4: Mixed-Format Multistage Tests: Issues and Methods; Chapter 5: Design and Implementation of Large-Scale Multistage Testing Systems; Part II: Test Assembly; Chapter 6: Overview of Test Assembly Methods in Multistage Testing
  • Chapter 7: Using a Universal Shadow-Test Assembler with Multistage TestingChapter 8: Multistage Testing by Shaping Modules on the Fly; Chapter 9: Optimizing the Test Assembly and Routing for Multistage Testing; Part III: Routing, Scoring, and Equating; Chapter 10: IRT-Based Multistage Testing; Chapter 11: A Tree-Based Approach for Multistage Testing; Chapter 12: Multistage Testing for Categorical Decisions; Chapter 13: Adaptive Mastery Multistage Testing Using a Multidimensional Model; Chapter 14: Multistage Testing Using Diagnostic Models
  • Chapter 15: Considerations on Parameter Estimation, Scoring, and Linking in Multistage TestingPart IV: Test Reliability, Validity, Fairness, and Security; Chapter 16: Reliability of Multistage Tests Using Item Response Theory; Chapter 17: Multistage Test Reliability Estimated via Classical Test Theory; Chapter 18: Evaluating Validity, Fairness, and Differential Item Functioning in Multistage Testing; Chapter 19: Test Security and Quality Control for Multistage Tests; Part V: Applications in Large-Scale Assessments; Chapter 20: Multistage Test Design and Scoring with Small Samples
  • Chapter 21: The Multistage Test Implementation of the GRE Revised General TestChapter 22: The Multistage Testing Approach to the AICPA Uniform Certified Public Accounting Examinations; Chapter 23: Transitioning a K-12 Assessment from Linear to Multistage Tests; Chapter 24: A Multistage Testing Approach to Group-Score Assessments; Chapter 25: Controlling Multistage Testing Exposure Rates in International Large-Scale Assessments; Chapter 26: Software Tools for Multistage Testing Simulations; Part VI: Closing Remarks; Chapter 27: Past and Future of Multistage Testing in Educational Reform
  • BibliographyColor Insert; Back Cover