Methodological issues for building item banks and computerized adaptive scales

David Thissen; Bryce B. Reeve; Jakob Bue Bjorner; Chih Hung Chang

doi:10.1007/s11136-007-9169-5

Methodological issues for building item banks and computerized adaptive scales

David Thissen^*, Bryce B. Reeve, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Chih Hung Chang

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Abstract

This paper reviews important methodological considerations for developing item banks and computerized adaptive scales (commonly called computerized adaptive tests in the educational measurement literature, yielding the acronym CAT), including issues of the reference population, dimensionality, dichotomous versus polytomous response scales, differential item functioning (DIF) and conditional scoring, mode effects, the impact of local dependence, and innovative approaches to assessment using CATs in health outcomes research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-119
Number of pages	11
Journal	Quality of Life Research
Volume	16
Issue number	SUPPL. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-007-9169-5
State	Published - Aug 2007

Keywords

Computerized adaptive scale
Computerized adaptive test
Differential item functioning
Dimensionality assessment
Item bank
Item response theory
Local dependence

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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