Item Response Theory for Scores on Tests Including Polytomous Items with Ordered Responses

Methods are described, based on item response theory, that provide scaled scores, or estimates of trait level, for each summed score for rated responses or for combinations of rated responses and multiple-choice items. These useful methods avoid problems associated with response-pattern scoring. (SL...

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Published inApplied psychological measurement Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 39
Main Author Thissen, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.1995
Subjects
Constructed Response
Estimation (Mathematics)
Graded Response Model
Item Response Theory
Large Scale Programs
Multiple Choice Tests
Ordered Responses
Polytomous Items
Response Patterns
Scaling
Scores
Scoring
Test Construction
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Summary:Methods are described, based on item response theory, that provide scaled scores, or estimates of trait level, for each summed score for rated responses or for combinations of rated responses and multiple-choice items. These useful methods avoid problems associated with response-pattern scoring. (SLD)
ISSN:0146-6216
DOI:10.1177/014662169501900105