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Meijer, Rob R.; Sijtsma, Klaas – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2001
Reviews person-fit methods based on classical test theory and item response theory and the methods investigating particular types of response behavior on tests. Discusses similarities and differences among person-fit methods and their advantages and disadvantages. The usefulness of person-fit statistics for improving measurement depends on the…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Research Methodology

Sijtsma, Klaas – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1998
Reviews developments in nonparametric item-response theory (NIRT), from its historic origins in item-response theory (IRT) and scale analysis to new theoretical results for practical test construction. Discusses theoretical results from NIRT often relevant to IRT. Contains 134 references. (SLD)
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Nonparametric Statistics, Research Methodology, Scores