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Evaluating Item Selection Methods For Adaptive Tests With Complex Content Constraints, Logan Rome
Evaluating Item Selection Methods For Adaptive Tests With Complex Content Constraints, Logan Rome
Theses and Dissertations
Adaptive testing designs have become go-to methods for large-scale test administration due to their ability to provide more accurate scores with fewer items. In recent years, new designs have been introduced, such as on-the-fly multistage testing (OMST), that combine the advantages of the well-established computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and multistage testing (MST) designs. While adaptive testing has attracted a tremendous amount of research, most studies have used only one set of test specifications to constrain the content of the test. Through Monte Carlo simulation, this study evaluated the effectiveness of CAT, MST, and OMST under varying levels of test specification …
School Culture And Climate For Younger Learners: Measurement And Association With Academic Achievement, Leon Joseph Gilman
School Culture And Climate For Younger Learners: Measurement And Association With Academic Achievement, Leon Joseph Gilman
Theses and Dissertations
This study seeks to understand the measurement of younger students’ perceptions of the school learning environment and their possible association with academic achievement. The target population is 4th and 5th grade students. Their perception of the school environment was compared to 7th graders by factor analysis, measurement invariance, differential item functioning, and hierarchical linear modeling. This study found that younger students’ perceptions are different from middle school students. However, like their middle school peers, these perceptions still predict academic performance.