TY - JOUR
T1 - Methodological issues for building item banks and computerized adaptive scales
AU - Thissen, David
AU - Reeve, Bryce B.
AU - Bjorner, Jakob Bue
AU - Chang, Chih Hung
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - This paper reviews important methodological considerations for developing item banks and computerized adaptive scales (commonly called computerized adaptive tests in the educational measurement literature, yielding the acronym CAT), including issues of the reference population, dimensionality, dichotomous versus polytomous response scales, differential item functioning (DIF) and conditional scoring, mode effects, the impact of local dependence, and innovative approaches to assessment using CATs in health outcomes research.
AB - This paper reviews important methodological considerations for developing item banks and computerized adaptive scales (commonly called computerized adaptive tests in the educational measurement literature, yielding the acronym CAT), including issues of the reference population, dimensionality, dichotomous versus polytomous response scales, differential item functioning (DIF) and conditional scoring, mode effects, the impact of local dependence, and innovative approaches to assessment using CATs in health outcomes research.
KW - Computerized adaptive scale
KW - Computerized adaptive test
KW - Differential item functioning
KW - Dimensionality assessment
KW - Item bank
KW - Item response theory
KW - Local dependence
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34447131658&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11136-007-9169-5
DO - 10.1007/s11136-007-9169-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 17294284
AN - SCOPUS:34447131658
SN - 0962-9343
VL - 16
SP - 109
EP - 119
JO - Quality of Life Research
JF - Quality of Life Research
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -