Detecting item memorization in the CAT environment

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-160

  McLeod, Lori Davis ^a   Lewis, Charles ^b  

^a Law School Admission Council   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aberrancy detection; Appropriateness measurement; Item memorization; Item response theory; Person fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033241180     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01466219922031275     Document Type: Article

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