Item Response Theory and Computer Adaptive Testing (Live Online)

Date:

20/09/2023 - 22/09/2023

Organised by:

University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre

Presenter:

Dr Luning Sung, Dr Aiden Loe, & Dr Joe Watson

Level:

Entry (no or almost no prior knowledge)

Contact:

The Psychometrics Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School,
https://www.psychometrics.cam.ac.uk/contact-us
Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 769483
Email: contact@psychometrics.cam.ac.uk

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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, Online questionnaire, Online Data Collection , Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis, Item response theory, ICT and Software, R, Computer Adaptive Testing

Related publications and presentations:

Data Collection
Online questionnaire
Online Data Collection
Quantitative Data Handling and Data Analysis
Item response theory
ICT and Software
R

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