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A Multilevel Testlet Model for Dual Local Dependence
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jiao |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | The applications of item response theory (IRT) models assume local item independence and that examinees are independent of each other. When a representative sample for psychometric analysis is selected using a cluster sampling method in a testlet-based assessment, both local item dependence and local person dependence are likely to be induced. This study proposed a four-level IRT model to simultaneously account for dual local dependence due to item clustering and person clustering. Model parameter estimation was explored using the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method. Model parameter recovery was evaluated in a simulation study in comparison with three other related models: the Rasch model, the Rasch testlet model, and the three-level Rasch model for person clustering. In general, the proposed model recovered the item difficulty and person ability parameters with the least total error. The bias in both item and person parameter estimation was not affected but the standard error (SE) was affected. In some simulation conditions, the difference in classification accuracy between models could go up to 11%. The illustration using the real data generally supported model performance observed in the simulation study. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.education.umd.edu/EDMS/fac/Jiao/dual%20clustering-JEM%202012.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cluster analysis Dependence Dual Estimation theory Item response theory Markov chain Monte Carlo Monte Carlo method Population Parameter Rasch model Sampling (signal processing) Simulation Standard Error statistical cluster |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
