Applications of Item Response Theory to Practical Testing Problems¶
Lord, F. M. (1980). Applications of Item Response Theory to Practical Testing Problems.
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- Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
- Upon intake, each student completes an adaptive diagnostic assessment (ALEKS, MyLab Math, or Knewton) — built on item-response-theory foundations Lord (1980) developed for adaptive testing — identifying specific mastered and unmastered skills rather than generic placement.
This sourceLawrence Erlbaum. Foundational text developing item response theory (IRT) for adaptive testing — providing the psychometric machinery underlying modern adaptive-diagnostic assessments (e.g., ALEKS, MyLab Math) used in ZPD-aligned placement.
- Upon intake, each student completes an adaptive diagnostic assessment (ALEKS, MyLab Math, or Knewton) — built on item-response-theory foundations Lord (1980) developed for adaptive testing — identifying specific mastered and unmastered skills rather than generic placement.
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