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On the Interplay Between Nonparametric and Parametric IRT, with Some Thoughts About the Future

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Essays on Item Response Theory

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Statistics ((LNS,volume 157))

Abstract

This chapter reviews some of the important research in nonparametric and parametric item response theory (IRT) today, and considers some current measurement challenges in education and cognitive psychology. This leads to assessment models that do not look very much like today’s IRT models, but for which the tools and conceptual framework of nonparametric and parametric IRT are still quite well suited.

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Junker, B. (2001). On the Interplay Between Nonparametric and Parametric IRT, with Some Thoughts About the Future. In: Boomsma, A., van Duijn, M.A.J., Snijders, T.A.B. (eds) Essays on Item Response Theory. Lecture Notes in Statistics, vol 157. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0169-1_14

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