A Short Note on Obtaining Item Parameter Estimates of IRT Models with Bayesian Estimation in Mplus

Sedat ŞEN; Allan COHEN; Seock-ho KIM

doi:https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.693719

Makale detayları

A Short Note on Obtaining Item Parameter Estimates of IRT Models with Bayesian Estimation in Mplus

Yazarlar:

Sedat ŞEN | Allan COHEN | Seock-ho KIM

Yayıncı:

Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Derneği

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology 2020 Vol.11 Issue 3, pp.266-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000403529

eISSN:

1309-6575

pISSN:

1309-6575

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.693719

Özet:

 

Parameter estimation of Item Response Theory (IRT) models can be applied using both Bayesian and non-Bayesian methods. Although maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), a non-Bayesian method, has predominated since the 1970s, there is an increasing use of Bayesian methods, due to their capability for estimating complex models and for their implementation in commercially available software. In view of the recent increase in the popularity of these methods, a comparison between model parameter estimates from the two types of methods would be useful for practitioners. In this study, we compare MLE and Bayesian estimation, two popular methods for obtaining parameter estimates for dichotomous IRT models, using the MLE and Bayes estimator options as implemented in the Mplus software package. Results indicated Bayesian and MLE estimates differed only slightly, clearly demonstrating the consistency between estimates from the two methods. Further, Bayes estimator option in Mplus can be a viable and relatively easy to use tool for calibrations of IRT models.

Makale detayları

A Short Note on Obtaining Item Parameter Estimates of IRT Models with Bayesian Estimation in Mplus

Yazarlar: Sedat ŞEN | Allan COHEN | Seock-ho KIM

Yayıncı: Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Derneği

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi: Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology 2020 Vol.11 Issue 3, pp.266-282

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000403529

eISSN: 1309-6575

pISSN: 1309-6575

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.693719

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Sedat ŞEN | Allan COHEN | Seock-ho KIM

Yayıncı:

Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Derneği

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyoloji & antropoloji

Dergi:

Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology 2020 Vol.11 Issue 3, pp.266-282

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000403529

eISSN:

1309-6575

pISSN:

1309-6575

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.693719