Open AccessA GENERATIVE APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT
Author(s) -
Bejar Isaac I.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1991.tb01387.x
Subject(s) - generative grammar , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , grammar , psychology , psychometrics , generative model , item response theory , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , linguistics , developmental psychology , philosophy
Response generative modeling (RGM) is an approach to psychological measurement which involves a “grammar” capable of assigning a psychometric description to every item in a universe of items and is also capable of generating all the items in that universe. The purpose of this chapter is to: 1) elaborate on the rationale behind RGM; 2) review its roots and how it relates to current thinking on validity; and 3) assess its feasibility in a wide variety of domains. The chapter concludes with a brief review of possible theoretical approaches to a psychologically sound approach to test construction and modelling.