The use of item response theory in developing the Dynamic Indicators of Vocabulary Skills parallel forms

The primary purpose of this study was to develop ten parallel-forms of the DIVS measures using a modified one-parameter model of item response theory (IRT). Secondarily, the IRT created forms were compared to the original forms. Data were collected on pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. The...

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Main Author: Riley, Jane M
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2008
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3325126