●Contents for ModelsContents for Statistical ToolsPrefaceContributorsSection Ⅰ Item Calibration and Analysis 1. Item-Calibration Designs Martijn P. F. Berger 2. Parameter Linking Wim J. van der Linden and Michelle D. Barrett 3. Dimensionality Analysis Robert D. Gibbons and Li Cai 4. Differential Item Functioning Dani Gamerman, Fldvio B. Gon~alves, and Tuff M. Soares 5. Calibrating Technology-Enhanced Items Richard M. LuechtSection Ⅱ Person Fit and Scoring 6. Person Fit Cees A. W. Glas and Naveed Khalid 7. Score Reporting and Interpretation Ronald K. Hambleton and April L. Zenisky 8. IRT Observed-Score Equating Wire J. van der LindenSection Ⅲ Test Design 9. Optimal Test Design Wim J. van der Linden 10. Adaptive Testing Wim J. van der Linden 11. Standard Setting Daniel Lewis and Jennifer Lord-Bessen 12. Test Speededness and Time Limits Wim J. van der Linden 13. Item and Test Security Wim J. van der LindenSection Ⅳ Areas of Application 14. Large-Scale Group-Score Assessments John Mazzeo 15. Psychological Testing Paul De Boeck 16. Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment Chun Wang and Hua-Hua Chang 17. Health Measurement Richard C. Gershon, Ron D. Hays, and Michael A. Kallen 18. Marketing Research Martijn G. de Jong and Ulf Backenholt 19. Measuring Change Using Rasch Models Gerhard H. FischerSection Ⅴ Computer Programs 20. IRT Packages in R Thomas Rusch, Patrick Mair, and Reinhold Hatzinger 21. Bayesian Inference Using Gibbs Sampling (BUGS) for IRT Models ...

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