Skills diagnosis using IRT-based continuous latent trait models

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-324

  Stout, William ^a  

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

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EID: 36348968337     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: 17453984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2007.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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