ABSTRACT

Drawing on the work of 75 internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Three-Volume Set presents all major item response models, classical and modern statistical tools used in item response theory (IRT), and major areas of applications of IRT in educational and psychological testing, medical diagnosis of patient-reported outcomes, and marketing research. It also covers CRAN packages, WinBUGS, Bilog MG, Multilog, Parscale, IRTPRO, Mplus, GLLAMM, Latent Gold, and numerous other software tools.

A full update of editor Wim J. van der Linden and Ronald K. Hambleton’s classic Handbook of Modern Item Response Theory, this handbook has been expanded from 28 chapters to 85 chapters in three volumes. The three volumes are thoroughly edited and cross-referenced, with uniform notation, format, and pedagogical principles across all chapters. Each chapter is self-contained and deals with the latest developments in IRT.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

section 1|38 pages

Dichotomous Models

chapter 3|18 pages

Rasch Model

section 2|115 pages

Nominal and Ordinal Models

chapter 4|23 pages

Nominal Categories Models

chapter 5|20 pages

Rasch Rating-Scale Model *

chapter 6|13 pages

Graded Response Models

chapter 7|18 pages

Partial Credit Model

section 3|78 pages

Multidimensional and Multicomponent Models

section 4|58 pages

Models for Response Times

section 5|50 pages

Nonparametric Models

section 6|40 pages

Models for Nonmonotone Items

section 7|110 pages

Hierarchical Response Models

section 2|70 pages

Modeling Issues

section III|145 pages

Parameter Estimation

section IV|73 pages

Model Fit and Comparison

section I|104 pages

Item Calibration and Analysis

section II|60 pages

Person Fit and Scoring

section III|130 pages

Test Design

chapter 9|29 pages

Optimal Test Design

chapter 10|31 pages

Adaptive Testing

chapter 11|19 pages

Standard Setting

chapter 13|27 pages

Item and Test Security

section IV|110 pages

Areas of Application

chapter 14|15 pages

Large-Scale Group-Score Assessments

chapter 15|16 pages

Psychological Testing

chapter 16|19 pages

Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment

chapter 18|21 pages

Marketing Research

section V|162 pages

Computer Programs

chapter 22|11 pages

BILOG-MG

chapter 23|7 pages

PARSCALE

chapter 24|14 pages

IRTPRO

chapter 25|11 pages

Xcalibre 4

chapter 26|13 pages

EQSIRT

chapter 27|11 pages

ACER ConQuest

chapter 28|11 pages

Mplus

chapter 29|13 pages

gllamm

chapter 30|8 pages

Latent GOLD

chapter 31|6 pages

WinGen

chapter 32|10 pages

Firestar

chapter 33|10 pages

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