Mathematical-programming approaches to test item pool design

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Abstract

This paper presents an approach to item pool design that has the potential to improve on the quality of current item pools in educational and psychological testing andhence to increase both measurement precision and validity. The approach consists of the application of mathematical programming techniques to calculate optimal blueprints for item pools. These blueprints can be used to guide the item-writing process. Three different types of design problems are discussed, namely for item pools for linear tests, item pools computerized adaptive testing (CAT), and systems of rotating item pools for CAT. The paper concludes with an empirical example of the problem of designing a system of rotating item pools for CAT.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationEnschede
PublisherUniversity of Twente
Number of pages23
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Publication series

NameOMD Research Report
PublisherUniversity of Twente, Faculty of Educational Science and Technology
No.02-09

Keywords

  • Item-Pool Design
  • Item Pool
  • Item Response Theory
  • Optimal Test Assembly
  • Mathematical Programming
  • IR-103562
  • METIS-209508

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