| Fundamentals of Item Response Theory Contributor(s): Hambleton, Ronald K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803936478 ISBN-13: 9780803936478 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1991 Annotation: Using familiar concepts from classical measurement methods and basic statistics, Hambleton and colleagues introduce the basics of item response theory (IRT) and explain the application of IRT methods to problems in test construction, identification of potentially biased test items, test equating, and computerized-adaptive testing. The book also includes a thorough discussion of alternative procedures for estimating IRT parameters, such as maximum likelihood estimation, marginal maximum likelihood estimation, and Bayesian estimation in such a way that the reader does not need any knowledge of calculus to follow these explanations. Including step-by-step numerical examples throughout, the book concludes with an exploration of new directions in IRT research and development. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 150.287 |
| LCCN: 91-22005 |
| Series: Measurement Methods for the Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.62" W x 8.62" (0.57 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By using familiar concepts from classical measurement methods and basic statistics, this book introduces the basics of item response theory (IRT) and explains the application of IRT methods to problems in test construction, identification of potentially biased test items, test equating and computerized-adaptive testing. The book also includes a thorough discussion of alternative procedures for estimating IRT parameters and concludes with an exploration of new directions in IRT research and development. |