The Use of a Person-Fit Statistic with One High-Quality Achievement Test.

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Title: The Use of a Person-Fit Statistic with One High-Quality Achievement Test.
Authors: Rudner, Lawrence M., Bracey, Gerald, Skaggs, Gary
Source: Applied Measurement in Education. 1996, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p91. 19p.
Subjects: Achievement tests, Psychometrics, Educational tests & measurements
Abstract: Questions whether person-fit statistics are useful in the analysis and reporting of results from psychometrically strong achievement tests. Use of a weighted mean-square person-fit statistic; Distribution of fit across individuals; Analysis of data from the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress Trial State Assessment.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:Questions whether person-fit statistics are useful in the analysis and reporting of results from psychometrically strong achievement tests. Use of a weighted mean-square person-fit statistic; Distribution of fit across individuals; Analysis of data from the 1990 National Assessment of Educational Progress Trial State Assessment.
ISSN:08957347
DOI:10.1207/s15324818ame0901_8