Item Response Theory and Computer Adaptive Testing
Date:
09/11/2022 - 11/11/2022
Organised by:
The Psychometrics Centre, University of Cambridge
Presenter:
Dr Aiden Loe, Dr Luning Sun, Dr Joe Watson
Level:
Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)
Contact:
The Psychometrics Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1AG
https://www.psychometrics.cam.ac.uk/contact-us
Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 769483
Email: contact@psychometrics.cam.ac.uk
Venue: Online
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.
The workshop covers the sections below:
- 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:
Starting from £595
Website and registration:
Region:
East of England
Keywords:
Data Collection, Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, ICT and Software, Item Response Theory, Computer Adaptive Testing
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