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Selected Research Project
 
Project Title Developing a Framework of Item Response Models for Multifaceted Data
 
Principal Investigator

Professor Wang Wen Chung
 
Area of Research Project
Educational Measurement and Assessment
 
Project Period
From 1/2012 To 12/2013
Objectives
  1. To critique existing IRT models for multifaceted data;
  2. To develop a new framework for integrating existing models and creating new models;
  3. To develop parameter estimation procedures for the new framework;
  4. To conduct a series of simulation to assess effectiveness of parameter recovery and statistics for model comparison and model data fit; and
  5. To demonstrate implications and applications of the new framework with empirical examples.
Methods Used
  • Development of the new model for multifaceted data; ƒÜ
  • Development of parameter estimation procedures and computer programs; ƒÜ
  • Simulation studies; and ƒÜ
  • Real data analyses.
Expected Findings

A general framework of model for multifaceted data will be established to allow many existing item response theory models to be included in the framework. Computer programs for existing and new models will be introduced to the audience with a series of implementations and applications.
Expected Impacts
  • The general framework will be more effectively account for multifaceted data and in revealing valuable information. ƒÜ
  • Guidelines, computer programs, and annotated examples will be provided to promote the new framework.
Selected Publications Related to the Study
Wang, W.-C. (2012, April). Item response modeling of inter- and intra-rater variations in severity and local dependence. Paper presented in the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association. Vancouver, Canada.
Biography of Principal Investigator
Professor Wang Wen Chung is the Director of the Assessment Research Centre and Chair Professor of Educational and Psychological Measurement. Prior to joining HKIEd in 2008, he was a Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Fulbright grantee in 2005, and a visiting professor at UC Berkeley in 2005 and 2007. He has received Research Excellence Awards from the National Science Council and National Chung Cheng University, as well as the Mu-Dou Award (¤ìÅM¼ú) for his contribution to education. He has published more than 140 refereed journal articles, in addition to several books and chapters. He is an editorial board member of several journals and a reviewer of many journals. Since joining HKIED in 2008, he has received (as principal investigator) three research grants from the General Research Fund and one research grant from the Public Policy Research Fund.
Funding Source

General Research Fund