Computerized Adaptive and Multistage Testing with R: Using Packages catR and mstR (Use R!)
暫譯: 使用 R 進行電腦自適應與多階段測試：使用套件 catR 和 mstR (使用 R！)
David Magis, Duanli Yan, Alina A. von Davier
商品描述
The goal of this guide and manual is to provide a practical and brief overview of the theory on computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and multistage testing (MST) and to illustrate the methodologies and applications using R open source language and several data examples. Implementation relies on the R packages catR and mstR that have been already or are being developed by the first author (with the team) and that include some of the newest research algorithms on the topic.
The book covers many topics along with the R-code: the basics of R, theoretical overview of CAT and MST, CAT designs, CAT assembly methodologies, CAT simulations, catR package, CAT applications, MST designs, IRT-based MST methodologies, tree-based MST methodologies, mstR package, and MST applications. CAT has been used in many large-scale assessments over recent decades, and MST has become very popular in recent years. R open source language also has become one of the most useful tools for applications in almost all fields, including business and education.
Though very useful and popular, R is a difficult language to learn, with a steep learning curve. Given the obvious need for but with the complex implementation of CAT and MST, it is very difficult for users to simulate or implement CAT and MST. Until this manual, there has been no book for users to design and use CAT and MST easily and without expense; i.e., by using the free R software. All examples and illustrations are generated using predefined scripts in R language, available for free download from the book's website.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本指南和手冊的目標是提供有關電腦自適應測試（CAT）和多階段測試（MST）理論的實用且簡要的概述，並使用 R 開源語言和幾個數據示例來說明方法論和應用。實作依賴於 R 套件 catR 和 mstR，這些套件已由第一作者（與團隊）開發或正在開發中，並包含該主題的一些最新研究算法。
本書涵蓋了許多主題以及 R 代碼：R 的基礎知識、CAT 和 MST 的理論概述、CAT 設計、CAT 組裝方法、CAT 模擬、catR 套件、CAT 應用、MST 設計、基於 IRT 的 MST 方法論、基於樹的 MST 方法論、mstR 套件以及 MST 應用。CAT 在過去幾十年中已被用於許多大型評估，而 MST 在近年來變得非常受歡迎。R 開源語言也已成為幾乎所有領域（包括商業和教育）應用中最有用的工具之一。
儘管 R 非常有用且受歡迎，但它是一種難以學習的語言，學習曲線陡峭。考慮到對 CAT 和 MST 的明顯需求，但其複雜的實作使得用戶很難模擬或實施 CAT 和 MST。在此手冊之前，並沒有一本書能讓用戶輕鬆且無需花費地設計和使用 CAT 和 MST；即通過使用免費的 R 軟體。所有示例和插圖均使用 R 語言中的預定義腳本生成，並可從本書網站免費下載。
