Item Response Theory and Computer Adaptive Testing
Date:
31/05/2017 - 02/06/2017
Organised by:
University of Cambridge/Psychometrics Centre
Presenter:
Dr Chris Gibbons, Mr Aiden Loe
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
Aiden Loe, contact@psychometrics.cam.ac.uk, 01223769483
Description:
A three-day course introducing you to Item Response Theory (IRT) and Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) using the R open-source statistical computing software and Concerto, the open-source online adaptive test development platform. Get first-hand experience of applying IRT analysis to questionnaire data and create item banks suitable for computer adaptive testing.
A three-day course introducing you to Item Response Theory (IRT) and Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) using the R open-source statistical computing software and Concerto, the open-source online adaptive test development platform. Get first-hand experience of applying IRT analysis to questionnaire data and create item banks suitable for computer adaptive testing.
- Introduction to R and RStudio
- Basic concepts of Item Response Theory (IRT)
- Generation of calibrated item banks using R packages
- Simulating CATs to assess item bank performance
- Scoring CATs using R
- Administering CATs using Concerto
Cost:
Business: £800 (plus 20% VAT)
Academics: £600 (plus 20% VAT)
Students:£500 (plus 20% VAT)
Website and registration:
http://www.psychometrics.cam.ac.uk/trainingworkshops/concerto-three-day-workshop
Region:
East of England
Keywords:
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Item Response Theory , Computer Adaptive Testing
Related publications and presentations:
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis