Application of Item Response Theory Models to the Algorithmic Detection of Shift Errors on Paper and Pencil Tests

On paper and pencil multiple choice tests, the potential for examinees to mark their answers in incorrect locations presents a serious threat to the validity of test score interpretations. When an examinee skips one or more items (i.e., answers out of sequence) but fails to accurately reflect the si...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cook, Robert Joseph
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2013
Subjects:
3PL
IRT
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/785
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1790&context=open_access_dissertations