HT2022

Basics Statistics 1

Econometrics

Basic statistics for economists

 

VT2022

Basic Statistics 1

Introduction to Statistics for Political Science students

 

HT2021

Teaching assistant and computer sessions in Econometrics.

 

Item calibration and test design under the item response model.

 

Current project:

Optimal design for item calibration in knowledge assessments. 

Test design for optimal estimation of mean ability growth

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• Efficient Estimation of Mean Ability Growth Using Vertical Scaling

  2021. Jonas Bjermo, Frank Miller. Applied measurement in education 34 (3), 163-178

  Article

  In recent years, the interest in measuring growth in student ability in various subjects between different grades in school has increased. Therefore, good precision in the estimated growth is of importance. This paper aims to compare estimation methods and test designs when it comes to precision and bias of the estimated growth of mean ability between two groups of students that differ substantially. This is performed by a simulation study. One- and two-parameter item response models are assumed and the estimated abilities are vertically scaled using the non-equivalent anchor test design by estimating the abilities in one single run, so-called concurrent calibration. The connection between the test design and the Fisher information is also discussed. The results indicate that the expected a posteriori estimation method is preferred when estimating differences in mean ability between groups. Results also indicate that a test design with common items of medium difficulty leads to better precision, which coincides with previous results from horizontal equating.

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