Fixed-Weight Methods of Scoring Computer-Based Adaptive Tests. Computerized Testing Report. LSAC Research Report Series [electronic resource] / Bert F. Green.

Maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimates of proficiency, typically used in adaptive testing, use item weights that depend on test taker proficiency to estimate test taker proficiency. In this study, several methods were explored through computer simulation using fixed item weights, which depend mai...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Green, Bert F.
Corporate Author: Law School Admission Council
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2002.
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