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A Maximin Model for Test Design with Practical Constraints

Year: 1989

Type: article

Abstract: A maximin model for IRT-based test design is proposed. In the model only the relative shape of the target test information function is specified. It serves as a constraint subject to which a linear programming algorithm maximizes the information in the test. In the practice of test construction, several demands as linear constraints in the model. A worked example of a text construction problem with practical constraints is presented. The paper concludes with a discussion of some alternative models of test construction.

Source: Psychometrika

DOI: 10.1007/bf02294518

Authors: Wim J. van ver Linden, Ellen Boekkooi-Timminga

Institution: University of Twente

Language: English

Topic: Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

OpenAlex ID: W2170628804