Test Design

Test Design: Developments in Psychology and Psychometrics is a collection of papers that deals with the diverse developments contributing to the psychometrics of test design. Part I is a review of test design including practices being used in test development. Part II deals with design variables from a psychological theory that includes implications of verbal comprehension theories in the role of intelligence and the effects of these implications on goals, design, scoring, and validation of tests. Part III discusses the latent trait models for test design that have numerous advantages in problems involving item banking, test equating, and computerized adaptive testing. One paper explains the use of the linear exponential model for psychometric models in speed test construction. The book discusses the traditional psychometric; the Hunt, Frost, and Lunnerbog theory; and the single-latency distribution model. Part IV examines test designs from the perspective of test developments in the future integrating technology, cognitive science, and psychometric theories. Psychologists, psychometricians, educators, and researchers in the field of human development studies will value this book.

ContributorsPrefaceI. Introduction to Test Design 1. Introduction to the Problem of Test Design Introduction Desiderata for Test Design Current Practices in Test Development Current Issues in Testing and Test Design Organization of the Book ReferencesII. Design Variables from Psychological Theory 2. The Representation and Processing of Information in Real-Time Verbal Comprehension Introduction Alternative Approaches to Analyzing Verbal Comprehension Theory of Representation and Information Processing Implications for Test Design and Analysis Conclusion References 3. Analyses of Spatial Aptitude and Expertise Introduction Spatial Aptitude Analysis Analysis of a Spatial Visualization Task Engineering Design and Graphics Conclusions and Future Directions References 4. Theoretically Based Psychometric Measures of Inductive Reasoning Introduction Describing and Generating Letter Series Two Theories of Letter Series Continuation Experimental Tests of Theories of Letter Series Continuation Five Conclusions Two Theoretically Derived Psychometric Measures of Inductive Reasoning Summary Appendix References 5. Cognitive Analyses of Tests: Implications for Redesign Richard Introduction Basic Examples Recent Advances Conclusion ReferencesIII. Latent Trait Models for Test Design 6. The Assessment of Learning Effects with Linear Logistic Test Models Introduction The Linear Logistic Test Model Four Logistic Models of Learning between Tests Learning and the Validity of Logistic Test Models References 7. Multicomponent Latent Trait Models for Test Design Introduction Test Design and Construct Validity Component Latent Trait Models Conclusion References 8. Psychometric Models for Speed-Test Construction: The Linear Exponential Model Speed in Psychological Research The Model Simplification and Generalization of the Model: Monotone Probabilistic Additive Conjoint Measurement Structure (MPAM) Appendix I Appendix II References 9. A Latent Trait Model for Items with Response Dependencies: Implications for Test Construction and Analysis Introduction The Rating Mechanism and Associated Models An Elaboration of the Dispersion Location Model Two Contexts for the Application of the DLIM(DLM of Items) The DLIM and Dependence among Responses The Illustrative Data Sets Discussion and Implications for Test Construction Acknowledgments ReferencesIv. Test Design from the Test Development Perspective 10. Speculations on the Future of Test Design Introduction Technology and Test Design Cognitive Science and Psychometrics Concluding Comments ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index