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Springer Linear Models For Optimal Test Design by Wim J. van der Linden
Wim van der Linden was just given a lifetime achievement award by the National Council on Measurement in Education. There is no one more prominent in the area of educational testing. There are hundreds of computer-based credentialing exams in areas such as accounting, real estate, nursing, and securities, as well as the well-known admissions exams for college, graduate school, medical school, and law school - there is great need on the theory of testing.This book presents the statistical theory and practice behind constructing good tests e.g., how is the first test item selected, how are the next items selected, and when do you have enough items. A Brief History of Test Theory and Design .- Formulating Test Specifications .- Modeling Test Assembly Problems .- Solving Test Assembly Problems .- Models for Assembling Single Tests .- Models for Assembling Multiple Tests .- Models for Assembling Tests with Items Sets .- Models for Assembling Tests Measuring Multiple Abilities .- Models for Adaptive Test Assembly .- Designing Item Pools for Programs with Fixed Tests .- Designing Item Pools for Programs with Adaptive Tests .- Epilogue