Handbook of Item Response Theory

Wim J. van der Linden is a distinguished scientist and director of research innovation at Pacific Metrics Corporation. He is also a professor emeritus of measurement and data analysis at the University of Twente. He is a past president of the Psychometric Society and National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) and a recipient of career achievement awards from NCME, Association of Test Publishers (ATP), and American Educational Research Association (AERA). His research interests include test theory, computerized adaptive testing, optimal test assembly, parameter linking, test equating, and response-time modeling as well as decision theory and its application to problems of educational decision making. Dr. van der Linden earned a PhD in psychometrics from the University of Amsterdam.

• Volume One: Dichotomous Models. Nominal and Ordinal Models. Multidimensional and Multicomponent Models. Models for Response Times. Nonparametric Models. Models for Nonmonotone Items. Hierarchical Response Models. Generalized Modeling Approaches.Volume Two: Basic Tools. Modeling Issues. Parameter Estimation. Model Fit and Comparison.Volume Three: Item Calibration and Analysis. Person Fit and Scoring. Test Design. Areas of Application. Computer Programs.