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1999
Measurement
Comparability of Paper-and-Pencil and Multimedia Vocational Assessments, Jane G. Staples & Darrell Anthony Luzzo.
Accuracy of Course Placement Validity Statistics Under Various Soft Truncation Conditions, Jeff L. Schiel & Jason E. King.
A Comprehensive Review of Research Evaluating the Effectiveness of DISCOVER in Promoting Career Development, Brian J. Taber & Darrell Anthony Luzzo.
Relationships Between the Noncognitive Characteristics, High School Course Work and Grades, and Test Scores of ACT-Tested Students, Julie Noble, Mark Davenport, Jeff Schiel & Mary Pommerich.
Exploring the Relationship Between Item Exposure Rate and Test Overlap Rate in Computerized Adaptive Testing, Shu-Ying Chen, Robert D. Ankenmann & Judith A. Spray.
High School Academic and Noncognitive Variables Related to the ACT Scores of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Groups, Julie Noble, Mark Davenport, Jeff Schiel & Mary Pommerich.
The Relationship Between the Bock-Aitkin Procedure and the EM Algorithm for IRT Model Estimation, Yaowen Hsu, Terry A. Ackerman & Meichu Fan.
Separate Versus Concurrent Estimation of IRT Item
Parameters in the Common Item Equating Design, Bradley A. Hanson &
Anton A. Beguin.
1998
Interpreting Differences Between Mean ACT Assessment Scores, Jeff Schiel.
Estimating Conditional Probabilities of Success and Other Course Placement Validity Statistics Under Soft Truncation, Jeff Schiel.
A Comparative Study of Item Exposure Control Methods in Computerized Adaptive Testing, Shun-Wen Chang & Bor-Yaun Twu.
Academic Benefits in High School of an Intensive Summer Program for Academically Talented Seventh Graders, Jeff Schiel.
Estimating Average Domain Scores, Mary Pommerich & W. Alan Nicewander.
The Effectiveness of Circular Equating as a Criterion for Evaluating Equating, Tianyou Wang, Bradley A. Hanson, & Deborah J. Harris.
Score Gains on Retesting With the ACT Assessment, Kevin M. Andrews & Robert L. Ziomek.
ACT Assessment Score Gains of Special-Tested Students Who Tested at Least Twice, Robert L. Ziomek & Kevin M. Andrews.
Basic Structure of Work-Relevant Abilities, Dale J. Prediger.
Simulating Nonmodel-Fitting Responses in a CAT Environment, Qing Yi & Michael L. Nering.
1997
Application of a Polynomial Loglinear Model to Assessing Differential Item Functioning for
Common Items in the Common-Item Equating Design, Bradley A. Hanson & Zachary S. Feinstein.
Grade Equivalent and IRT Representations of Growth, E. Matthew Schulz & W. Alan Nicewander.
Reliability Issues With Performance Assessments: A Collection of Papers, Deborah J. Harris, et al.
Realistic Simulation of Item Response Data, Tim Davey, Michael L. Nering, & Tony Thompson.
Unidimensional Approximations for a Computerized Test When the Item Pool and Latent Space are Multidimensional, Judith A. Spray, Abdel-fattah A. Abdel-fattah, Chi-Yu Huang, & C. Allen Lau.
Empirical Bayes Estimates of Parameters from the Logistic Regression Model, Walter M. Houston & David J. Woodruff.
A Study of Modified-Guttman and IRT-Based Level Scoring Procedures for Work Keys
Assessments, E. Matthew Schulz, Michael J. Kolen, & W. Alan Nicewander.
Trends in Advanced Mathematics and Science Course Taking and Achievement Among ACT-Tested High School Students: 1987–1996, Gail T. McLure, Anji Sun, & Michael J. Valiga.
1996
Sampling Variability and Generalizability of Work Keys Listening and Writing Scores, Xiaohong Gao.
An IRT Scale Transformation Method for Parameters Calibrated From Multiple Samples of
Subjects, Lingjia Zeng.
Linking Occupational Attribute Preferences to Occupations, Dale J. Prediger & Jane G. Staples.
An Empirical Investigation of the Accuracy of a Step-Up Method for Estimating Test Score Conditional Variances, Imelda C. Go & David J. Woodruff.
Factors Associated With Longitudinal Educational Achievement, as Measured by PLAN
and ACT Assessment Scores, Jeff Schiel, Mary Pommerich, & Julie Noble.
Estimation of Item Response Models Using the EM Algorithm for Finite Mixtures, David J. Woodruff & Bradley A. Hanson.
Predicting the College Grade Point Averages of Special-Tested Students from Their ACT
Assessment Scores and High School Grades, Robert L. Ziomek & Kevin M. Andrews.
Differential Prediction/Impact in Course Placement for Ethnic and Gender Groups, Julie Noble, Jill Crouse, & Matt Schulz.
Student Effort and Performance on a Measure of Postsecondary Educational Development, Jeff Schiel.