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Stability of estimation item parameter in IRT dichotomy considering the number of participants

open access: yesREID (Research and Evaluation in Education)
This research is related to item response theory (IRT) which is needed to measure the goodness of a test set, while item parameter estimation is needed to determine the technical properties of a test item.
Zulfa Safina Ibrahim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Uniform Prior for Bayesian Estimation of Ability in Item Response Theory Models

open access: yesInternational Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2020
ItemResponse Theory (IRT) models traditionally assume a normal distribution forability. Although normality is often a reasonable assumption for ability, it israrely met for observed scores in educational and psychological measurement.Assumptions ...
Tuğba Karadavut
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Global Citizenship Into Mathematics Education: Development and Validation of a Scenario‐Based Assessment

open access: yesSchool Science and Mathematics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study develops and validates a scenario‐based assessment for global citizenship within mathematics contexts. It addresses the need for students to engage thoughtfully with global challenges by linking civic education and mathematics. The assessment tool captures competencies essential for global citizenship, including presenting opinions ...
Haemee Rim, Sun Hee Kim, Jihyun Hwang
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of item response theory ability and item parameters according to classical and Bayesian estimation methods

open access: yesInternational Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
This research aims to compare the ability and item parameter estimations of Item Response Theory according to Maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches in different Monte Carlo simulation conditions.
Ergül Demir, Eray Selçuk
doaj   +1 more source

Item-Weighted Likelihood Method for Measuring Growth in Longitudinal Study With Tests Composed of Both Dichotomous and Polytomous Items

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
In this paper, a new item-weighted scheme is proposed to assess examinees’ growth in longitudinal analysis. A multidimensional Rasch model for measuring learning and change (MRMLC) and its polytomous extension is used to fit the longitudinal item ...
Xuemei Xue, Jing Lu, Jiwei Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

From Dependence to Dominance: How Resource Challenges Are Empowering Logistics Providers in Europe

open access: yesTransportation Journal, Volume 65, Issue 1, Winter 2026.
ABSTRACT The interplay among actors in European global value chains (GVC) is evolving due to increased interactions with logistics service providers (LSP). This research explores the characteristics of the emerging business relationships between logistics and manufacturing companies in Europe.
Javier Turienzo
wiley   +1 more source

Improving olfactory assessment: an item response theory analysis of the American English version of the Sniffin’ sticks identification subtest

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThe Sniffin’ Sticks Extended Test (SSET) is one of the most widely used tools for assessing olfactory function in research and clinical settings.
Eva Tolomeo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lability in Hittite and Indo‐European: A Diachronic Perspective

open access: yesStudia Linguistica, Volume 80, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Lability is defined as the possibility of a verb to enter a valency alternation without undergoing any change in its form. Labile verbs were common in ancient Indo‐European languages, including Hittite, which mostly features anticausative lability, with reflexive and reciprocal lability being less prominent.
Guglielmo Inglese
wiley   +1 more source

Principal goals at school: evaluating construct validity and response scaling format

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
The purpose of the present study was to test the efficacy and appropriateness of the 4-point response option of the Principal’s Goals Scale of the SASS (1999–2000) survey.
Faye Antoniou, Mohammed H. Alghamdi
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the Japanese Version of the Biographical Inventory of Creative Behavior Among Adults and Adolescents Using Item Response Theory

open access: yesThe Journal of Creative Behavior, Volume 60, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Measures of creative behavior have typically been developed for adults (Biographical Inventory of Creative Behavior [BICB]). Such measures are important for examining the mechanisms of creativity and for understanding how creativity education relates to creative behavior.
Chiaki Ishiguro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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