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Nathan Thompson earned his PhD in Psychometrics from the University of Minnesota, with a focus on computerized adaptive testing. His undergraduate degree was from Luther College with a triple major of Mathematics, Psychology, and Latin. He is primarily interested in the use of AI and software automation to augment and replace the work done by psychometricians, which has provided extensive experience in software design and programming. Dr. Thompson has published over 100 journal articles and conference presentations, but his favorite remains https://scholarworks.umass.edu/pare/vol16/iss1/1/ .
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AcreditaciónDesarrollo de pruebasPsicometría

Estudio del método Angoff modificado

Un estudio con el método Angoff modificado es una de las formas más comunes de establecer una puntuación de corte defendible en un examen. Por lo tanto, significa que las decisiones de aprobado/reprobado tomadas por

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CredentialingPsychometricsTest Development

Modified-Angoff Method Study

A modified-Angoff method study is one of the most common ways to set a defensible cutscore on an exam.  It therefore means that the pass/fail decisions made by the test are more trustworthy than if

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PsychometricsTest Development

Item Writing: Tips for Authoring Test Questions

Item writing (aka item authoring) is a science as well as an art, and if you have done it, you know just how challenging it can be!  You are experts at what you do, and

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CredentialingEducationPsychometricsTest Development

What is Item Banking? What are Item Banks?

Item banking refers to the purposeful creation of a database of assessment items to serve as a central repository of all test content, improving efficiency and quality. The term item refers to what many call

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