IRT and CAT using Concerto

Date:

08/03/2017 - 10/03/2017

Organised by:

University of Cambridge/Psychometrics Centre

Presenter:

Aiden Loe, Dr Chris Gibbons

Level:

Intermediate (some prior knowledge)

Contact:

John, 01223769483

Map:

View in Google Maps  (CB2 3EB)

Venue:

Nick Mackintosh Room, 2nd floor,
Psychology Building,
University of Cambridge,
Downing Site
Cambridge

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. 

  • 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:

Business: £800 (plus 20% VAT)
Academics: £600 (plus 20% VAT)
Students:£500 (plus 20% VAT)

Website and registration:

Region:

East of England

Keywords:

Latent trait analysis, Item response theory, R, Computer Adaptive Testing , Concerto

Related publications and presentations:

Latent trait analysis
Item response theory
R

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