Using item response theory to assess changes in student performance based on changes in question wording

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1268-1272

  Schurmeier, Kimberly D ^a   Atwood, Charles H ^b   Shepler, Carrie G ^c   Lautenschlager, Gary J ^d  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d University of Georgia   (United States)

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EID: 78449274903     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100422c     Document Type: Article

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