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LATENT TRAIT MODELS AND THEIR USE IN THE ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL TEST DATA 1, 2, 3

1977; Wiley; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-3984.1977.tb00030.x

1745-3984

Ronald K. Hambleton, Linda L. Cook,

Statistical Methods and Applications

Journal of Educational MeasurementVolume 14, Issue 2 p. 75-96 LATENT TRAIT MODELS AND THEIR USE IN THE ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL TEST DATA123 RONALD K. HAMBLETON, Corresponding Author RONALD K. HAMBLETON University of Massachusetts, Amherst HAMBLETON, RONALD K. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Associate Professor of Education and Psychology; Director, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.A. Waterloo, M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Evaluation Methodology. COOK, LINDA L. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Research Associate, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.S. Ursinus College, M.E.D. Smith College, Ed. D. University of Massachusetts. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Statistics.Search for more papers by this authorLINDA L. COOK, Corresponding Author LINDA L. COOK University of Massachusetts, Amherst HAMBLETON, RONALD K. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Associate Professor of Education and Psychology; Director, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.A. Waterloo, M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Evaluation Methodology. COOK, LINDA L. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Research Associate, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.S. Ursinus College, M.E.D. Smith College, Ed. D. University of Massachusetts. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Statistics.Search for more papers by this author RONALD K. HAMBLETON, Corresponding Author RONALD K. HAMBLETON University of Massachusetts, Amherst HAMBLETON, RONALD K. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Associate Professor of Education and Psychology; Director, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.A. Waterloo, M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Evaluation Methodology. COOK, LINDA L. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Research Associate, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.S. Ursinus College, M.E.D. Smith College, Ed. D. University of Massachusetts. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Statistics.Search for more papers by this authorLINDA L. COOK, Corresponding Author LINDA L. COOK University of Massachusetts, Amherst HAMBLETON, RONALD K. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Associate Professor of Education and Psychology; Director, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.A. Waterloo, M.A., Ph.D. University of Toronto. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Evaluation Methodology. COOK, LINDA L. Address: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01002. Title: Research Associate, Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research. Degrees: B.S. Ursinus College, M.E.D. Smith College, Ed. D. University of Massachusetts. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Statistics.Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1977 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1977.tb00030.xCitations: 107 1 A paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, 1976. 2 Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research Report No. 25. Amherst, Massachusetts: School of Education, University of Massachusetts, 1976. 3 The authors wish to thank Frederic Lord, Benjamin Wright, Hari Swaminathan, and Richard Jaeger for many helpful suggestions on earlier drafts of the paper. 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