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  • Psychometrics
  • Educational Measurement
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Traditional item response theory (IRT) models often overlook response time data, limiting the understanding of examinee test-taking strategies.
  • Analyzing response times alongside accuracy can reveal nuanced behaviors like guessing or strategic knowledge application.
  • The Jeon and De Boeck mixture IRT model offers a framework to simultaneously analyze response patterns and time data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply the Jeon and De Boeck mixture item response theory (IRT) model to investigate complex response patterns and identify distinct subgroups of test-takers.
  • To explore the utility of incorporating response times into IRT analyses for a deeper understanding of cognitive strategies.
  • To differentiate between rapid guessing and knowledge retrieval strategies in linguistic assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Jeon and De Boeck mixture IRT model implemented in Mplus 8.7.
  • Analyzed both simulated and real linguistic assessment data, incorporating response accuracy and response times.
  • Employed annotated Mplus code to demonstrate the application of the mixture IRT model.

Main Results:

  • The mixture IRT model successfully identified distinct subgroups of responders, including those employing knowledge retrieval strategies.
  • Analysis of a linguistic contextual error measure indicated a prevalent knowledge retrieval strategy: participants either knew the content or did not.
  • Higher-ability participants were observed to use additional time for informed guessing as item difficulty increased.

Conclusions:

  • Mixture IRT models provide a powerful tool for dissecting complex response behaviors and understanding individual differences in test-taking.
  • Response time data, when integrated with accuracy, offers valuable insights into cognitive processes such as knowledge retrieval and strategic guessing.
  • The findings highlight the importance of considering diverse response strategies in psychometric modeling for more accurate ability estimation.