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Test discrimination and test construction for cognitive diagnosisUS 8348674 B2 摘要 A method, system and computer-readable carrier for using a discrimination index to select test items from an item bank for a test are disclosed. At least one parameter may be identified for each of a plurality of test items in an item bank. A first test item may be selected from the item bank based on at least the parameter for the test item. Each unselected test item may be evaluated to determine whether one or more constraints would be satisfied if the test item were selected. A next test item may be selected from the unselected test items that satisfy the one or more first constraints based on at least the parameter for each test item. The Evaluation and test item selection processes may be repeated until one or more second constraints are satisfied. 图片(4) 说明 CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims priority to, and incorporates by reference in its entirety, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/600,899, entitled “Test Discrimination and Test Construction for Cognitive Diagnosis” and filed Aug. 12, 2004 BACKGROUND Standardized testing is prevalent in the United States today. Such testing is often used for higher education entrance examinations and achievement testing at the primary and secondary school levels. The prevalence of standardized testing in the United States has been further bolstered by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which emphasizes nationwide test-based assessment to measure students abilities to ensure appropriate grade placement and quality of education. However, unlike measurements that are made in the physical world, such as length and weight, measuring students skills, knowledge and attributes that cannot be directly observed is challenging. Instead of measuring a particular skill, knowledge or attribute directly, the student must be measured based on a set of observable responses that are indicators of the skil