The Problem of Bias in Person Parameter Estimation in Adaptive Testing

Applied Psychological Measurement

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 255-270

  Doebler, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

biased point estimation; calibration errors; computerized adaptive testing; computerized item generation; differential item functioning; item response theory; testlets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862592896     PISSN: 01466216     EISSN: 15523497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146621612443304     Document Type: Article

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