Item Response Theory Scale Linking in NAEP

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Yamamoto ◽  
John Mazzeo
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Scale Linking

Chapter 4: Item Response Theory Scale Linking in NAEP

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentaro Yamamoto ◽  
John Mazzeo
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Mathematics Assessment ◽  
Item Parameter ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Response Theory ◽  
Item Parameter Estimates ◽  
Common Scale ◽  
Educational Assessments ◽  
Scale Linking

In educational assessments, it is often necessary to compare the performance of groups of individuals who have been administered different forms of a test. If these groups are to be validly compared, all results need to be expressed on a common scale. When assessment results are to be reported using an item response theory (IRT) proficiency metric, as is done for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), establishing a common metric becomes synonymous with expressing IRT item parameter estimates on a common scale. Procedures that accomplish this are referred to here as scale linking procedures. This chapter discusses the need for scale linking in NAEP and illustrates the specific procedures used to carry out the linking in the context of the major analyses conducted for the 1990 NAEP mathematics assessment.

How Do Psychologists Learn Item Response Theory?

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 629-632
Author(s):  
Robert J. Mislevy
Keyword(s):  
Item Response Theory ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Response Theory
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