Computerized adaptive testing for measuring development of young children
article
Developmental indicators that are used for routine measurement in The Netherlands are usually chosen to optimally identify delayed children. Measurements on the majority of children without problems are therefore quite imprecise. This study explores the use of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to monitor the development of young children. CAT is expected to improve the measurement precision of the instrument. We do two simulation studies - one with real data and one with simulated data - to evaluate the usefulness of CAT. It is shown that CAT selects developmental indicators that maximally match the individual child, so that all children can be measured to the same precision. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Topics
Leefomgeving en gezondheidChild developmentComputerized adaptive testing (CAT)Developmental monitoringMeasurementRasch modelchildchild healthcomputer simulationcomputerized adaptive testingcontrolled studydevelopmental screeningdiagnostic accuracygrowth retardationhealth statisticshumaninfantNetherlandsscoring systemChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, Computer-AssistedHumansModels, StatisticalNetherlands
TNO Identifier
240032
ISSN
02776715
Source
Statistics in Medicine, 26(13), pp. 2629-2638.
Pages
2629-2638
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