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August 6, 2026Journal of Educational MeasurementOpen Access

Modeling Item Responses to Understand Change over Time and Diagnostic Needs in Tandem

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STStephen TavaresJSJames Soland

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Overview

Randomized trial examines growth and diagnostic assessment using vertical scaling and DCMs in students, indicating viable approaches for effective evaluation.

Key Points

  • The research aims to integrate vertical scaling with Diagnostic Classification Models to assess student growth and diagnostic needs over time.
  • Evaluated four model specifications against traditional vertical scaling utilizing data from 17,302 kindergarten and 18,339 first-grade students.
  • Assessed model fit, score comparability, and classification reliability, along with Monte Carlo simulations for parameter recovery.
  • Identified tradeoffs among the modeling approaches for measuring student growth and diagnostics.
  • Second-order DCMs with constraints demonstrated practical viability although no single model emerged as ideal.

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Tavares et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7437d4764cddc9499d583fhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jedm.70057
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