A Technical Note on IRT Simulation Studies: Dealing with Truth, Estimates, Observed Data, and Residuals

Autor/inn/en	Luecht, Richard; Ackerman, Terry A.
Titel	A Technical Note on IRT Simulation Studies: Dealing with Truth, Estimates, Observed Data, and Residuals
Quelle	In: Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 37 (2018) 3, S.65-76 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0731-1745
DOI	10.1111/emip.12185
Schlagwörter	Item Response Theory; Simulation; Ethics; Error of Measurement; Models; Data; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Item-Response-Theorie; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Ethik; Messfehler; Analogiemodell; Daten
Abstract	Simulation studies are extremely common in the item response theory (IRT) research literature. This article presents a didactic discussion of "truth" and "error" in IRT-based simulation studies. We ultimately recommend that future research focus less on the simple recovery of parameters from a convenient generating IRT model, and more on practical comparative estimation studies when the data are intentionally generated to incorporate nuisance dimensionality and other sources of nuanced contamination encountered with real data. A new framework is also presented for conceptualizing and comparing various residuals in IRT studies. The new framework allows even very different calibration and scoring IRT models to be compared on a common, convenient, and highly interpretable number-correct metric. Some illustrative examples are included. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01