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ERIC Number: EJ1081201
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Dec
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Best Design for Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing with the Bifactor Model
Seo, Dong Gi; Weiss, David J.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v75 n6 p954-978 Dec 2015
Most computerized adaptive tests (CATs) have been studied using the framework of unidimensional item response theory. However, many psychological variables are multidimensional and might benefit from using a multidimensional approach to CATs. This study investigated the accuracy, fidelity, and efficiency of a fully multidimensional CAT algorithm (MCAT) with a bifactor model using simulated data. Four item selection methods in MCAT were examined for three bifactor pattern designs using two multidimensional item response theory models. To compare MCAT item selection and estimation methods, a fixed test length was used. The D[subscript s]-optimality item selection improved ? estimates with respect to a general factor, and either D- or A-optimality improved estimates of the group factors in three bifactor pattern designs under two multidimensional item response theory models. The MCAT model without a guessing parameter functioned better than the MCAT model with a guessing parameter. The MAP (maximum a posteriori) estimation method provided more accurate ? estimates than the EAP (expected a posteriori) method under most conditions, and MAP showed lower observed standard errors than EAP under most conditions, except for a general factor condition using D[subscript s]-optimality item selection.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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