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Adaptive testing

Multistage Testing

Multistage testing (MST) is a type of computerized adaptive testing (CAT).  This means it is an exam delivered on computers which dynamically personalize it for

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Test Development

Test validation

Test validation is the process of verifying whether the specific requirements to test development stages are fulfilled or not, based on solid evidence. In particular,

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Psychometrics

Maximum Likelihood Estimation

Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) is an approach to estimating parameters for a model.  It is one of the core aspects of Item Response Theory (IRT),

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Psychometrics

Multidimensional Item Response Theory

Multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) has been developing from its Factor Analytic and unidimensional item response theory (IRT) roots. This development has led to an

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Psychometrics

The IRT Item Pseudo-guessing Parameter

The item pseudo-guessing parameter is one of the three item parameters estimated under item response theory (IRT): discrimination a, difficulty b, and pseudo-guessing c. The

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Statistics

What is a z-score?

A z-score measures the distance between a raw score and a mean in standard deviation units. The z-score is also known as a standard score

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Credentialing

Ebel Method of Standard Setting

The Ebel method of standard setting is a psychometric approach to establish a cut score for tests consisting of multiple-choice questions. It is usually used

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Psychometrics

Item parameter drift

Item parameter drift (IPD) refers to the phenomenon in which parameter values a given test item changes over multiple testing occasions within the item response

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Education

Speeded vs Power Test

The concept of Speeded vs Power Test is one of the ways of differentiating psychometric or educational assessments. In the context of educational measurement and

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