Search for dissertations about: "item banks"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words item banks.

2. 1. Adolescent mental health : time trends and validity of self-report measures

   Author : Ida Blomqvist; Eva Henje; Inga Dennhag; Anne Hammarström; Lotte Haverman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescent; classical test theory; computer adaptive testing; cross-sectional; differential item functioning; graded response model; item banks; item response theory; measurement invariance; mental health; Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale second edition; self-report measures; time trends; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Child and Youth Psychiatry;

   Abstract : Background: Studies of time trends of adolescent self-reported mental health suggest an increase of mental health symptoms globally. Unfortunately, several studies within the field have methodological problems, such as short time-period between measurements and different mental health measures over time. READ MORE

4. 2. Achievement tests and optimal design for pretesting of questions

   Author : Mahmood Ul Hassan; Frank Miller; Steven Gilmour; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Achievement test; Equivalence theorem; Exchange algorithm; Item calibration; Item response theory model; Optimal experimental design; Statistics; statistik;

   Abstract : Achievement tests are used to measure the students' proficiency in a particular knowledge. Computerized achievement tests (e.g. GRE and SAT) are usually based on questions available in an item bank to measure the proficiency of students. READ MORE