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  • Psychometrics
  • Educational Measurement
  • Psychological Measurement

Background:

  • Nonparametric item response models offer flexibility in psychological and educational measurements.
  • Prior work established asymptotic identifiability for specific nonparametric models in long assessments.
  • Existing models exclude popular parametric item response models, limiting comparative analyses like goodness-of-fit testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend the class of identifiable nonparametric item response models.
  • To encompass a broader range of models, including most parametric ones.
  • To provide a theoretical foundation for comparing parametric and nonparametric models.

Main Methods:

  • Consideration of an extended nonparametric model class.
  • Establishment of asymptotic identifiability for this broader class.

Main Results:

  • The extended model class successfully encompasses most parametric item response models.
  • Asymptotic identifiability is established for the proposed extended class.
  • The findings bridge the gap between parametric and nonparametric item response models.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a unified theoretical framework for item response models.
  • This work supports the application of nonparametric item response models in assessments with numerous items.
  • It facilitates robust goodness-of-fit comparisons between parametric and nonparametric approaches.