Dissertation
An application of response time analysis in a statewide mathematics assessment
University of Iowa
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
Summer 2023
DOI: 10.25820/etd.007123
Abstract
Response time is an important research topic in the field of psychometrics. This dissertation tries to explore some response time properties across several item characteristics and examinee characteristics, as well as the interactions between response time and response outcomes, using data from a statewide mathematics assessment in two grades. Several methods were adopted to investigate the timing properties, including multilevel linear modeling, latent growth curve modeling, differential response time index, and visual techniques. Results indicated that item characteristics and examinee groups differ in response time across grades, and examinees paced through the assessment very differently. Considering the results, it is hoped to help improve testing practices from the perspectives of test construction and fairness.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An application of response time analysis in a statewide mathematics assessment
- Creators
- Mingjia Ma
- Contributors
- Stephen Dunbar (Advisor)Catherine Welch (Advisor)Terry Ackerman (Committee Member)Xiaoyi Zhang (Committee Member) - University of Iowa, Mathematics
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations (Educational Measurement and Statistics)
- Date degree season
- Summer 2023
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.25820/etd.007123
- Number of pages
- ix, 140 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright 2023 Mingjia Ma
- Language
- English
- Date submitted
- 05/22/2023
- Description illustrations
- Illustrations, tables, graphs, charts
- Description bibliographic
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-93).
- Public Abstract (ETD)
Response time is an important topic in the field of educational measurement research. This dissertation tries to explore some response time properties across several item characteristics and examinee characteristics, as well as the interactions between response time and response outcomes, using Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress Grade 4 and Grade 8 data. Several methods were adopted to investigate the timing properties, including multilevel linear modeling, latent growth curve modeling, differential response time index, and visual techniques. Results indicated that item characteristics and examinee groups differ in response time across grades, and examinees paced through the assessment very differently. Considering the results, it is hoped to help improve testing practices from the perspectives of test construction and fairness.
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984454320102771
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