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Applied Psychological Measurement, Vol. 26, No. 3, 255-270 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0146621602026003002

Test Equating Under the Multiple-Choice Model

Jee-Seon Kim

University of Wisconsin–Madisonjeeseonkim{at}facstaff.wisc.edu

Bradley A. Hanson

CTB/Mcgrew-Hillbhanson{at}ctb.com.

This article presents a characteristic curve procedure for computing transformations of the item response theory (IRT) ability scale assuming the multiple-choice model. The multiple-choice model provides a realistic and informative approach to analyzing multiple-choice items in two important ways. First, the probability of guessing is a decreasing function of proficiency rather than a constant across different proficiency levels as in the three-parameter logistic model. Second, the model utilizes information from incorrect answers as well as from correct answers. The multiple-choice model includes many well-known IRT models as special cases, such as Bock’s nominal response model. Formulas needed to implement a characteristic curve method for scale transformation are presented for the multiple-choice model. The use of the characteristic curve method for the multiple-choice model is illustrated in an example equating American College Testing mathematics tests. In the process of deriving the scale transformation procedure for the multiplechoice model, corrections were made in some of the formulas presented by Baker for computing a scale transformation for the nominal response model.


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