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Item Response Theory - Principles and Applications (Hardcover, 1985 ed.)
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Item Response Theory - Principles and Applications (Hardcover, 1985 ed.)
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In the decade of the 1970s, item response theory became the
dominant topic for study by measurement specialists. But, the
genesis of item response theory (IRT) can be traced back to the
mid-thirties and early forties. In fact, the term "Item
Characteristic Curve," which is one of the main IRT concepts, can
be attributed to Ledyard Tucker in 1946. Despite these early
research efforts, interest in item response theory lay dormant
until the late 1960s and took a backseat to the emerging
development of strong true score theory. While true score theory
developed rapidly and drew the attention of leading
psychometricians, the problems and weaknesses inherent in its
formulation began to raise concerns. Such problems as the lack of
invariance of item parameters across examinee groups, and the
inadequacy of classical test procedures to detect item bias or to
provide a sound basis for measurement in "tailored testing," gave
rise to a resurgence of interest in item response theory. Impetus
for the development of item response theory as we now know it was
provided by Frederic M. Lord through his pioneering works (Lord,
1952; 1953a, 1953b). The progress in the fifties was painstakingly
slow due to the mathematical complexity of the topic and the
nonexistence of computer programs.
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