A comparison of parametric and nonparametric approaches to item analysis for multiple-choice tests

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 565-587

  Lei, Pui wa ^a   Dunbar, Stephen B ^a   Kolen, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

item analysis; multiple choice tests; parametric and nonparametric models; polytomous item response theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242659331     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164403261760     Document Type: Article

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