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ERIC Number: EJ656678
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1530-5058
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(Almost) Everything You Always Wanted To Know about IRT (But Needed Someone To Ask).
Childs, Ruth A.
International Journal of Testing, v1 n3&4 p339-42 2001
The book answers practical questions about item response theory (IRT) in four sections: (1) an introduction to the concepts; (2) IRT theories and principles; (3) fundamentals of IRT; and (4) applications of IRT models. The book is useful for anyone trying to learn about IRT and how to use it. (SLD)
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Psychometrics, Test Items
Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Reviews "Item Response Theory for Psychologists" by Susan E. Embretson and Steven P. Reise, Eds., Mahwah: NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2000.