Browsing Theses (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Osterlind, Steven J."

Now showing items 1-3 of 3

  • Estimating reliability under a generalizability theory model for writing scores in C-base 

    Wang, Ze, 1979- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    Reliability appraisal is important in test development and for test use. This paper appraises the reliability of the writing scores in College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (College BASE) by both the traditional and ...

  • Interactive DIF detection by HLM : does interacted DIF matter? 

    Zhao, Xinting, 1980- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Differential Item Functioning (DIF) is a test bias that describes the phenomena which measures the same performance level differently because they are ...

  • Test taking motivation and item performance 

    Huang, Min, 1979- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The effect of test taking motivation on item performance is tested. The study proposes that 1) the item performance difference between high and low ...