Computerized adaptive testing: A mixture item selection approach for constrained situations

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-257

  Leung, Chi Keung ^a   Chang, Hua Hua ^b   Hau, Kit Tai ^c  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 27844582262     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711005X62945     Document Type: Article

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