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POLYTOMOUS ITEM RESPONSE MODEL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- partial credit model
1, record 1, English, partial%20credit%20model
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PCM 1, record 1, English, PCM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The author] introduced the partial credit model(PCM) as an IRT [item response theory] model for polytomous items with ordered categories. 2, record 1, English, - partial%20credit%20model
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- modèle à crédit partiel
1, record 1, French, mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%A9dit%20partiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MCP 2, record 1, French, MCP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'auteur] a proposé le modèle à crédit partiel [...] pour données polytomiques [...] 3, record 1, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%A9dit%20partiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Examinations and Competitions (Education)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- polytomous item response model
1, record 2, English, polytomous%20item%20response%20model
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A dichotomous test item has two categories: right/ left, yes/no, right/wrong, while polytomous items can have many categories: never/sometimes/often/always. 2, record 2, English, - polytomous%20item%20response%20model
Record 2, Key term(s)
- polytomous-item response model
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Docimologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- modèle polytomique de réponses à item
1, record 2, French, mod%C3%A8le%20polytomique%20de%20r%C3%A9ponses%20%C3%A0%20item
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- MRI 2, record 2, French, MRI
masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un item dichotomique offre deux possibilités : vrai ou faux, oui ou non, bon ou mauvais, alors qu'un item polytomique offre davantage de possibilités : jamais, parfois, souvent ou toujours. 3, record 2, French, - mod%C3%A8le%20polytomique%20de%20r%C3%A9ponses%20%C3%A0%20item
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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