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An Assessment of The Nonparametric Approach for Evaluating The Fit of Item Response Models

Liang, Tie - 2010

As item response theory (IRT) has developed and is widely applied, investigating the fit of a parametric model becomes an important part of the measurement process when implementing IRT. The usefulness and successes of IRT applications rely heavily on the extent to which the model reflects the...

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Item Parameter Drift as an Indication of Differential Opportunity to Learn: An Exploration of item Flagging Methods & Accurate Classification of Examinees

Sukin, Tia M. - 2010

The presence of outlying anchor items is an issue faced by many testing agencies. The decision to retain or remove an item is a difficult one, especially when the content representation of the anchor set becomes questionable by item removal decisions. Additionally, the reason for the aberrancy...

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Financial Literacy and Women: Overcoming the Barriers

Donohue, Melissa A - 2011

Women are facing increasing financial responsibility, while at the same time, the consumer financial world is evolving at an extraordinary pace. These trends make a imperative that we better understand the evolving nature of gender-based inequities across our current socio-economic systems and...

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Annual Report, Fiscal Years 2004 - 2006

2006

DAS was established on July 1, 2003, by consolidating the departments of General Services, Information Technology, Personnel, and the Accounting Bureau of the Department of Revenue and Finance. In introducing our new department, you outlined four goals of this consolidation: 1. Improve service...

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NRS State Data Quality Standards Checklist, 2002

2002

Education (DAEL) within the Office of Vocational and Adult Education developed the standards to define the characteristics of …

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Bildungspolitik und Systemtransformation in Zentraleuropa

Slodowicz, Jan - 2005

Es wird untersucht, auf welche Weise die Länder Litauen, Polen und Ungarn ihre Bildungssysteme vor dem Hintergrund der politischen und ökonomischen Transformation reformiert haben. Hierbei wird auf die unterschiedlichen Ausgangssituationen und Ziele eingegangen und untersucht, ob die gesetzten...

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Das Alter beim Berufseinstieg und das Transfersystem - Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich

Helwig, Carolin - 2002

Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Alter beim Berufseinsteig im Zusammenhang mit dem Transfersystem. Verglichen werden z.B. das deutsche, französische und schwedische BaFöG-System und der Familienlastenausgleich. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung steht der angehende Akademiker. Überprüft...

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Optimal Sanctions and Endogeneity of Differences in Detection Probabilities

Friehe, Tim - 2008

endogenize differences in detection probabilities by letting individuals choose education. The optimal sanction schedule may be … reversed if individuals do not account for all benefits of education. This paper thereby demonstrates how incentives for …

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The Organization of Education

Eisenkopf, Gerald - 2007

economics of education andorganizational economics. The dissertation covers papers which link thesetwo research areas. The … lowability students into higher education, universities increase requirementsto deter undesired students. In a duopoly with ….Chapter four discusses the impact of ability grouping in secondary educationon student incentives. Education provides a signal on …

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Modeling conditional item dependencies with a three-parameter logistic testlet model.

Du, Zuru - 1998

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 59-10, Section: B, page: 5428.

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