Performance of the generalized S-X2 item fit index for the graded response model

Asia Pacific Education Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-96

  Kang, Taehoon ^a   Chen, Troy T ^b  

^a Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

^b ACT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Graded response model; Item fit; Item response theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027941180     PISSN: 15981037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12564-010-9082-4     Document Type: Article

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