Validation of the PROMIS sleep disturbance item bank computer adaptive test (CAT) in patients on renal replacement therapy

In the education of Dutch as a Second Language, frequent use is made of paper-based tests. In this contribution, we describe how an adaptive test was constructed on the basis of an item bank which already existed and test items that were written specifically for use in a computer test. Several advantages of a computer adaptive test are dealt with. We describe how field tests for Reading and Listening were carried out in order to scale the test items, using a One Parameter Logistic Model. In addition, research that was carried out on the basis of questionnaires clearly demonstrates that the computer test is satisfying for the students, as test results are immediately available to them. Teachers seemed to need some time to get used to the computer test, but they also stated that the computer test accurately reflected language levels of their students.

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The Development of a New Computer Adaptive Test to Evaluate Feelings of Being Trapped in Caregivers of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: TBI-CareQOL Feeling Trapped Item Bank

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1016/j.apmr.2018.06.025 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 100 (4) ◽

pp. S43-S51 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Noelle E. Carlozzi ◽

Michael A. Kallen ◽

Robin Hanks ◽

Anna L. Kratz ◽

Elizabeth A. Hahn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Item Bank ◽

Computer Adaptive Test ◽

Adaptive Test

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Rasch analysis of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-computer adaptive test (PEDI-CAT) item bank for children and young adults with spinal muscular atrophy

Muscle & Nerve ◽

10.1002/mus.25164 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 54 (6) ◽

pp. 1097-1107 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Amy Pasternak ◽

Georgios Sideridis ◽

Maria Fragala-Pinkham ◽

Allan M. Glanzman ◽

Jacqueline Montes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Spinal Muscular Atrophy ◽

Rasch Analysis ◽

Muscular Atrophy ◽

Item Bank ◽

Computer Adaptive Test ◽

Adaptive Test ◽

Children And Young Adults

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An Item Bank Calibration Method for a Computer Adaptive Test

Intelligent Information and Database Systems - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-05476-6_38 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 375-383

Author(s):

Adrianna Kozierkiewicz-Hetmańska ◽

Rafał Poniatowski

Keyword(s):

Calibration Method ◽

Item Bank ◽

Computer Adaptive Test ◽

Adaptive Test

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Calibration of an item bank in 474 orthopedic patients using Rasch analysis for computer-adaptive assessment of anxiety

Clinical Rehabilitation ◽

10.1177/0269215519846225 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (9) ◽

pp. 1468-1478

Author(s):

Selina Kallinger ◽

Henry Scharm ◽

Maren Boecker ◽

Thomas Forkmann ◽

Harald Baumeister

Keyword(s):

Rasch Analysis ◽

Item Bank ◽

Computer Adaptive Test ◽

Adaptive Test ◽

Item Functioning ◽

Orthopedic Rehabilitation ◽

Wide Range ◽

Anxiety Item ◽

Orthopedic Diseases ◽

Orthopedic Patients

Objective: To calibrate an item bank of anxiety-related questions for use in orthopedic patients within a computer-adaptive test. Design: This is a psychometric study. Setting: The sample of orthopedic patients was recruited in two orthopedic rehabilitation clinics in Germany. Subjects: A total of 474 orthopedic rehabilitation patients were recruited for this study. Interventions: Not applicable. Main measures: The main measure is an adapted version of an existing anxiety item pool for cardiovascular rehabilitation patients. Results: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis and Mokken analysis confirmed a one-factor structure and double monotonicity. An anxiety item bank (48 items) could be developed and calibrated using Rasch analysis. It fitted to the Rasch model with a non-significant item–trait interaction ( χ2(203) = 172.59; P = .94) and was free of differential item functioning. Unidimensionality could be verified and the person separation reliability was .96. The category threshold parameters varied between 4.72 and 3.16 (7.88 logits). Conclusion: The unidimensional anxiety item bank provides the basis for a computer-adaptive test to assess a wide range of anxiety in rehabilitation patients with orthopedic diseases with very good psychometric characteristics.

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