Estimation of Conditional Standard Errors of Measurement for MLE Scores in MST.

This paper proposes an information-based analytic method for calculating the conditional standard error of measurement (CSEM) in multistage testing (MST) using maximum likelihood estimation. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by comparing CSEMs computed using the analytic method with...

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Publicado en:Educational & Psychological Measurement Vol. 86; no. 5; pp. 932 - 948
Autores principales: Stirn, Yuanyuan J., Lee, Won-Chan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Oct2026
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        Probability theory
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          Computer adaptive testing
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          Comparative studies
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        conditional standard error of measurement
        maximum likelihood estimation
        multistage testing
        test information function
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        maximum likelihood estimation
        multistage testing
        test information function
      ab: This paper proposes an information-based analytic method for calculating the conditional standard error of measurement (CSEM) in multistage testing (MST) using maximum likelihood estimation. The accuracy of the proposed method was evaluated by comparing CSEMs computed using the analytic method with those obtained from simulation across the same four MST designs. The results show that analytic and simulation-based CSEMs converge as test length increases, indicating that the proposed method provides a reliable approximation for longer tests. However, shorter tests and more complex MST designs require additional items to achieve comparable accuracy. The study also compared the proposed method with Park et al.'s analytic approach. Practical implications of the proposed method are discussed.
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