Further investigation of the performance of S - X2: An item fit index for use with dichotomous item response theory models

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-298

  Orlando, Maria ^a   Thissen, David ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Item fit index; Item response theory; Model = data fit; Q1 X; S X2

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038381717     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621603027004004     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Abrahamowicz, M., & Ramsay, J. O. (1992). Multicategorical spline model for item response theory. Psychometrika, 57(1), 5-27.
2. Barton, M. A., & Lord, F. M. (1981). An upper asymptote for the three-parameter logistic item-response model (ETS RR- 81-20). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.
3. Bock, R. D., Wainer, H., Petersen, A., Thissen, D., Murray, J., & Roche, A. (1973). A parameterization for individual human growth curves. Human Biology, 45(1), 63-80.
4. Green, D. M., & Swets, J. A. (1966). Signal detection theory and psychophysics. Oxford, England: John Wiley.
5. Lord, F. M., & Wingersky, M. S. (1984). Comparison of IRT true-score and equipercentile observed-score "equatings." Applied Psychological Measurement, 8, 453-461.
6. Orlando, M. (1997). Item fit in the context of item response theory. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
7. Orlando, M., & Thissen, D. (2000). New item fit indices for dichotomous item response theory models. Applied Psychological Measurement, 24(1), 50-64.
8. Ramsay, J. O. (1991). Kernel smoothing approaches to nonparametric item characteristic curve estimation. Psychometrika, 56(4), 611-630.
9. Sadler, P. M., & Lieberman, M. (1994). An item response theory approach to examining scientific misconceptions. Unpublished manuscript.
10. Thissen, D. (1986a). "Final preliminary" report on item parameter estimation for the 4PL model. Unpublished manuscript.
11. Thissen, D. (1986b, April). Non-monotonic item characteristic curves. Invited presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Association, San Francisco.
12. Thissen, D. (1991). MULTILOG user's guide: Multiple, categorical item analysis and test scoring using item response theory. Chicago: Scientific Software.
13. Thissen, D., & Bock, R. D. (1986). Parameter estimation for a four-parameter logistic trace line model. Unpublished manuscript.
14. Thissen, D., Pommerich, M., Billeaud, K., & Williams, V. (1995). Item response theory for scores on tests including polytomous items with ordered responses. Applied Psychological Measurement, 19, 39-49.
15. Thissen, D., & Steinberg, L. (1984). A response model for multiple choice items. Psychometrika, 49(4), 501-519.
16. Wainer, H., & Thissen, D. (1987). Estimating ability with the wrong model. Journal of Educational Statistics, 72(4), 339-368.