A Monte Carlo Comparison of Three Optimal Test Scoring Procedures

Abstract

This paper documents the results of a simulation study comparing three computerized optimal weight scoring (COWS) procedures based on item response theory, with conventional scoring. The effect of the COWS procedures is to differentially weight test items as a function of examine ability and the item characteristics. Low ability examinees are given very low weights on difficult test items, lowering the effects of guessing, and decreasing test error.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP001323

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People

  • Steven Gorman

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Achievement Tests
  • Algorithms
  • Coefficients
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Measurement
  • Precision
  • Probability
  • Psychological Tests
  • Random Number Generators
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Static Tests
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Education

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