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  • Psychometrics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Educational Measurement

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  • Cognitive diagnostic tests (CDTs) offer granular insights into test-taker mastery profiles.
  • Traditional CDT construction algorithms face limitations with multiple simultaneous constraints.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a meta-heuristic algorithm for constructing high-quality CDTs that effectively handle multiple constraints.
  • To improve upon existing methods by addressing a broader range of test construction challenges.

Main Methods:

  • A memetic ant colony optimization (MACO) algorithm was developed for CDT construction.
  • MACO integrates item quality and constraint adherence into heuristic information, utilizing pheromone trails and a local search strategy.
  • Test assembly was evaluated based on diagnostic index and constraint satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • Meta-heuristic algorithms demonstrate strong capability in managing multiple constraints for CDTs.
  • MACO outperformed standard ant colony optimization, showing faster convergence and superior performance, particularly with mixed and low discrimination item banks.
  • Simulation experiments confirmed MACO's effectiveness across various conditions.

Conclusions:

  • MACO offers an effective solution for multi-constrained CDT construction, especially for shorter tests and specific item bank types.
  • The optimal choice of optimization approach may vary depending on item bank characteristics and test length.