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  • Educational Measurement
  • Psychometrics
  • Item Response Theory (IRT)

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  • Pseudo-guessing parameters are common in educational assessments using Item Response Theory (IRT).
  • Small sample sizes often lead to the omission of these guessing parameters during analysis.
  • The consequences of ignoring these parameters on measurement invariance are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of omitting pseudo-guessing parameters on measurement invariance analysis.
  • To examine the effects on item difficulty, item discrimination, and ability distribution parameters (mean and variance).
  • To understand how differential group abilities influence these effects.

Main Methods:

  • The study simulated data under various conditions with and without pseudo-guessing parameters.
  • Measurement invariance analysis was conducted on these simulated datasets.
  • Item parameters (difficulty, discrimination) and ability distribution parameters were compared between analyses with and without guessing parameters.

Main Results:

  • Ignoring non-zero guessing parameters reduced item discrimination estimates, particularly for difficult items.
  • Item difficulty estimates decreased when guessing parameters were ignored, except for highly discriminating and difficult items.
  • Inaccurate estimation of the mean and variance of ability distributions was observed as guessing parameters increased.
  • Differential impacts on reference and focal groups occurred when ability distributions were heterogeneous.

Conclusions:

  • Omitting pseudo-guessing parameters in IRT measurement invariance analyses can introduce significant biases.
  • These biases affect item parameter estimation and the accuracy of ability distribution estimates.
  • Researchers must carefully consider the presence and impact of guessing parameters, especially in cross-group comparisons.