On the Choice of the Item Response Model for Scaling PISA Data: Model Selection Based on Information Criteria and Quantifying Model Uncertainty

In educational large-scale assessment studies such as PISA, item response theory (IRT) models are used to summarize students’ performance on cognitive test items across countries. In this article, the impact of the choice of the IRT model on the distribution parameters of countries (i.e., mean, stan...

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Main Author: Alexander Robitzsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24/6/760