Assessing the Accuracy of Parameter Estimates in the Presence of Rapid Guessing Misclassifications.

ABSTRACT: The presence of rapid guessing (RG) presents a challenge to practitioners in obtaining accurate estimates of measurement properties and examinee ability. In response to this concern, researchers have utilized response times as a proxy of RG and have attempted to improve parameter estimation accuracy by filtering RG responses using popular scoring approaches, such as the effort-moderated item response theory (EM-IRT) model. However, such an approach assumes that RG can be correctly identified based on an indirect proxy of examinee behavior. A failure to meet this assumption leads to the inclusion of distortive and psychometrically uninformative information in parameter estimates. To address this issue, a simulation study was conducted to examine how violations to the assumption of correct R

SUBMITTER: Rios JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8725050 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature