The two CD-CAT ISRs select different types of items: items with the highest possible a parameter with DKL, and items with the lowest possible c parameter with GDI. Differences among the item selection rules become smaller as the test gets longer. Better accuracy for DKL is achieved at the expense of higher item overlap rate. The results show that the new ISRs, particularly DKL, could be used to improve the accuracy of CAT. The impact of the trait level estimation method is also investigated. The accuracy and test security associated with these two ISRs are compared to those of the point Fisher information and weighted KL using a simulation study.
The present study evaluates the performance of two item selection rules (ISRs) originally developed in the CD-CAT framework, the double Kullback-Leibler information (DKL) and the generalized deterministic inputs, noisy "and" gate model discrimination index (GDI), in the context of traditional CAT. One, referred to as cognitive diagnosis computerized adaptive testing (CD-CAT), is based on cognitive diagnosis models, and the other, the traditional CAT, is based on item response theory. Some alternative solutions are discussed.Ĭurrently, there are two predominant approaches in adaptive testing. Potential solutions were tested in a second study, where two exposure control methods were incorporated into the item selection algorithm. The problem is greater as the item bank size to test length ratio increases. For broad ranges of theta, the overestimation of the precision (asymptotic Se) reaches levels of 40%, something that does not occur with the RMSE (theta). Results show that capitalization on chance is particularly serious in CAT, as revealed by the large positive bias found in the small sample calibration conditions. In order to generate different estimation errors for the item parameters, the calibration sample size was manipulated (N = 500, 10 subjects) as was the ratio of item bank size to test length (banks of 197 and 788 items, test lengths of 20 and 40 items), both in a CAT and in a random test. This paper describes several simulation studies that examine the effects of capitalization on chance in the selection of items and the ability estimation in CAT, employing the 3-parameter logistic model. In general, it seems more appropriate not to stratify the bank. It is possible to greatly improve item bank security with much fewer losses in accuracy by selecting several items with the matching criterion. We find that the manipulation of the number of items administered with each function makes it possible to move from the pole of high accuracy and low security to the opposite pole. We also manipulate the number of strata into which the bank is divided. In this study we expand the idea of combining the matching criterion with the Fisher information function. Recently, it has been proposed not to keep the same valuating function constant for all the items in the test. When the goal is to keep item bank security at a maximum, the valuating function that seems most convenient is the matching criterion, valuating the distance between the estimated trait level and the point where the maximum of the information function is located. Buyers are responsible for knowing and abiding by any import restrictions to their country from the US.In computerized adaptive testing, the most commonly used valuating function is the Fisher information function. International Buyers: Buyers are responsible for all customs fees, taxes, tariffs, or receiving fees incurred.
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