Multidimensional item response theory and the Force Concept Inventory

Research on the test structure of the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) has largely been performed with exploratory methods such as factor analysis and cluster analysis. Multidimensional Item Response Theory (MIRT) provides an alternative to traditional exploratory factor analysis which allows statistic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Stewart, Cabot Zabriskie, Seth DeVore, Gay Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018-06-01
Series:Physical Review Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.14.010137