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Harvey, Robert J.; Hammer, Allen L. – Counseling Psychologist, 1999
Examines item-response theory (IRT), which seeks to model the way in which latent psychological constructs manifest themselves in terms of observable item responses. Provides an overview of the most popular IRT models and contrasts them with the techniques used in classical test theory. Results highlight several IRT advantages. (Author/GCP)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling Psychology, Data Collection, Item Response Theory