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COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND ITEM RESPONSE THEORY METHODS FOR EQUATING TESTS

1981; Wiley; Volume: 18; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-3984.1981.tb00838.x

1745-3984

Michael J. Kolen,

Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Journal of Educational MeasurementVolume 18, Issue 1 p. 1-11 COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL AND ITEM RESPONSE THEORY METHODS FOR EQUATING TESTS MICHAEL J. KOLEN, Corresponding Author MICHAEL J. KOLEN Hofstra UniversityKOLEN, MICHAEL J. Address: 306 Mason Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York I 1550. Title: Assistant Professor. Degrees: B.S. University of Iowa, M.A. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational Measurement, Statistics.Search for more papers by this author MICHAEL J. KOLEN, Corresponding Author MICHAEL J. KOLEN Hofstra UniversityKOLEN, MICHAEL J. Address: 306 Mason Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York I 1550. Title: Assistant Professor. Degrees: B.S. University of Iowa, M.A. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational Measurement, Statistics.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1981 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1981.tb00838.xCitations: 64 The author greatly appreciates the assistance of Leonard S. Feldt and Douglas R. Whitney in all phases of the study. Helpful suggestions by Robert A. Forsyth, H. D. Hoover, and William E. Coffman, and an anonymous reviewer are also appreciated. The author thanks the Iowa Testing Programs for making the data available and the College of Education of The University of Iowa for computer funds to complete the study. 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