Item response theory modeling for examinee-selected items with rater effect
Journal article
Liu, Chen-Wei, Qiu, Xue-Lan and Wang, Wen-Chung. (2019). Item response theory modeling for examinee-selected items with rater effect. Applied Psychological Measurement. 43(6), pp. 435-448. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146621618798667
Authors | Liu, Chen-Wei, Qiu, Xue-Lan and Wang, Wen-Chung |
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Abstract | Some large-scale testing requires examinees to select and answer a fixed number of items from given items (e.g., select one out of the three items). Usually, they are constructed-response items that are marked by human raters. In this examinee-selected item (ESI) design, some examinees may benefit more than others from choosing easier items to answer, and so the missing data induced by the design become missing not at random (MNAR). Although item response theory (IRT) models have recently been developed to account for MNAR data in the ESI design, they do not consider the rater effect; thus, their utility is seriously restricted. In this study, two methods are developed: the first one is a new IRT model to account for both MNAR data and rater severity simultaneously, and the second one adapts conditional maximum likelihood estimation and pairwise estimation methods to the ESI design with the rater effect. A series of simulations was then conducted to compare their performance with those of conventional IRT models that ignored MNAR data or rater severity. The results indicated a good parameter recovery for the new model. The conditional maximum likelihood estimation and pairwise estimation methods were applicable when the Rasch models fit the data, but the conventional IRT models yielded biased parameter estimates. An empirical example was given to illustrate these new initiatives. |
Keywords | rater severity; examinee-selected items; missing not at random |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Applied Psychological Measurement |
Journal citation | 43 (6), pp. 435-448 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 0146-6216 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0146621618798667 |
PubMed ID | 31452553 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85059681803 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6696873 |
Page range | 435-448 |
Funder | Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Oct 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Nov 2023 |
Grant ID | 18613716 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8zz0w/item-response-theory-modeling-for-examinee-selected-items-with-rater-effect
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