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ERIC Number: EJ412508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Toward a Psychometrics for Testlets.
Wainer, Howard; Lewis, Charles
Journal of Educational Measurement, v27 n1 p1-14 Spr 1990
Three different applications of the testlet concept are presented, and the psychometric models most suitable for each application are described. Difficulties that testlets can help overcome include (1) context effects; (2) item ordering; and (3) content balancing. Implications for test construction are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Response Theory, Mathematical Models, Psychometrics, Scoring, Test Construction, Test Content, Test Items, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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