Download or read book The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory, Second Edition written by R. J. de Ayala and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to measurement -- The one-parameter model -- Joint maximum likelihood parameter estimation -- Marginal maximum likelihood parameter estimation -- The two-parameter model -- The three-parameter model -- Rasch models for ordered polytomous data -- Non-Rasch models for ordered polytomous data -- Models for nominal polytomous data -- Models for multidimensional data -- Linking and equating -- Differential item functioning -- Multilevel IRT models.