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  • Educational Measurement
  • Item Response Theory (IRT)

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  • Sympson's partially noncompensatory dichotomous response model is a key framework in IRT.
  • Existing models may not fully capture complex response processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend Sympson's model to ordered response data.
  • To introduce and evaluate fully noncompensatory models for dichotomous and polytomous data.
  • To compare the performance of partially and fully noncompensatory models.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical comparison of partially and fully noncompensatory response models.
  • Monte Carlo simulations to assess parameter recovery.
  • Evaluation of model fit and sampling variability.

Main Results:

  • Both model types showed similar data fit when correctly specified.
  • Fully noncompensatory models exhibited lower sampling variability and bias compared to partially noncompensatory models.
  • Fully noncompensatory models performed better in parameter recovery.

Conclusions:

  • Fully noncompensatory models are theoretically sound and empirically robust for IRT.
  • These models should be considered for applications involving conjunctive response processes.
  • The findings advance IRT methodology for analyzing complex response patterns.