ERIC Number: EJ1178841
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Publication Date: 2018-Jun
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Retrofitting Diagnostic Classification Models to Responses from IRT-Based Assessment Forms
Liu, Ren; Huggins-Manley, Anne Corinne; Bulut, Okan
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v78 n3 p357-383 Jun 2018
Developing a diagnostic tool within the diagnostic measurement framework is the optimal approach to obtain multidimensional and classification-based feedback on examinees. However, end users may seek to obtain diagnostic feedback from existing item responses to assessments that have been designed under either the classical test theory or item response theory frameworks. Retrofitting diagnostic classification models to existing assessments designed under other psychometric frameworks could be a plausible approach to obtain more actionable scores or understand more about the constructs themselves. This study (a) discusses the possibility and problems of retrofitting, (b) proposes a step-by-step retrofitting framework, and (c) explores the information one can gain from retrofitting through an empirical application example. While retrofitting may not always be an ideal approach to diagnostic measurement, this article aims to invite discussions through presenting the possibility, challenges, process, and product of retrofitting.
Descriptors: Models, Item Response Theory, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Probability, Correlation, Item Banks, Scores, Feedback (Response), Diagnostic Tests, Classification, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
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