Optimal item discrimination and maximum information for logistic IRT models

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-40

  Veerkamp, Wim J J ^b   Berger, Martijn P F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adaptive testing; Discrimination parameter; Information function; Item selection; Logistic IRT model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033098172     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01466219922031167     Document Type: Article

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