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Adaptive Mastery Testing Using the Rasch Model and Bayesian Sequential Decision Theory (CT-99-02)
by Cees A. W. Glas and Hans J. Vos, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Adaptive Testing With Equated Number-Correct Scoring (CT-99-12)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Alternative Approaches to Updating Item Parameter Estimates in Tests With Item Cloning (CT-03-01)
by Cees A. W. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Anchor-Based Methods for Judgmentally Estimating Item Difficulty Parameters (CT-98-05)
 by Ronald K. Hambleton, Stephen G. Sireci, H. Swaminathan, Dehui Xing, Saba Rizavi, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Assessing the Dimensionality of Simulated LSAT Item Response Matrices with Small Sample Sizes and Short Test Lengths (CT-96-01)
 by André F. De Champlain
Assessing Subgroup Differences in Item Response Times (CT-97-03)
 by Deborah L. Schnipke and Peter J. Pashley
A Bayesian Approach to Item Calibration and Evaluation of Parameter Drift (CT-00-02)
by Cees A. W. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
A Bayesian Method for the Detection of Item Preknowledge in CAT (CT-98-07)
by Lori D. McLeod, Law School Admission Council; Charles Lewis, Educational Testing Service; and David Thissen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Capitalization on Item Calibration Error in Computer Adaptive Testing (CT-98-04)
 by Wim J. van der Linden and Cees A. W. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
CATSIB: A Modified SIBTEST Procedure to Detect Differential Item Functioning in Computerized Adaptive Tests (CT-97-11)
 by Ratna Nandakumar, University of Delaware and Louis Roussos, Law School Admission Council
A Comparison of Item-Selection Methods for Adaptive Tests With Content Constraints (CT-04-02)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
A Comparison Testlet-Based Test Designs for Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-97-01)
by Deborah L. Schnipke and Lynda M. Reese
Computer Usage and Access Patterns of Actual and Potential LSAT Takers (CT-97-10)
by Susan M. Jenkins
Samantha D. Holmes, University of Michigan
Computer Use and Preferences Among LSAT Takers (CT-05-01)
by Ann Gallagher, Andrea E. Thornton, Deborah A. Suto, Christopher W. T. Chiu
Computerized Adaptive Testing Simulations Using Real Test Taker Responses (CT-96-06)
by Xiang Bo Wang, WeiQin Pan, and Vincent Harris
Computerized Adaptive Testing with Item Cloning (CT-01-03)
by Cees A. W. Glas and Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Computerized Adaptive Testing with Multiple Form Structures (CT-99-14)
by Ronald D. Armstrong, Faculty of Management, Rutgers University; Douglas H. Jones, Faculty of Management, Rutgers University; Nicole B. Koppel, School of Business, Montclair State University; and Peter J. Pashley, Testing and Research, Law School Admission Council
Constraining Item Exposure in Computerized Adaptive Testing with Shadow Tests (CT-02-03)
by Wim J. van der Linden, Bernard P. Veldkamp, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Cross Validating Item Parameter Estimation in Adaptive Testing (CT-00-04)
by Wim J. van der Linden and Cees A. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
CUSUM Statistics for Large Item Banks: Computation of Standard Errors (CT-98-11)
by C.A.W. Glas, University of Twente
Detecting Items That Have Been Memorized (CT-99-05)
by Lori McLeod and Deborah L. Schnipke
Detection of Advance Item Knowledge Using Response Times in Computer Adaptive Testing (CT-03-03)
by Rob R. Meijer and Leonardo S. Sotaridona, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Detection of Person Misfit in Computerized Adaptive Testing with Polytomous Items (CT-00-03)
by Rob R. Meijer and Edith M. L. A. van Krimpen-Stoop, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Effects of Multidimensionality on IRT Item Characteristics and True Score Estimates: Implications for Computerized Test Assembly (CT-97-06)
by Xiang-Bo Wang, Vincent Harris, and Louis Roussos
An Empirical Bayes Enhancement of Mantel-Haenszel DIF Analysis for Computer-Adaptive Tests (CT-98-15)
by Rebecca Zwick, University of California, Santa Barbara; and Dorothy T. Thayer, Educational Testing Service
Equating an Adaptive Test to a Linear Test (CT-04-01)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Estimation of Item Dimensional Measurement Direction Using Conditional Covariance Patterns (CT-98-02)
by Daniel Bolt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Louis Roussos, Law School Admission Council; and William Stout, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Evaluating Equating Error in Observed-Score Equating (CT-04-03)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
An Evaluation of a Two-Stage Testlet Design For Computerized Testing (CT-96-04)
by Lynda M. Reese and Deborah L. Schnipke
An Evaluation of the Impact of Cloning on Item Parameters (CT-99-08)
by Kimberly A. Swygert, David J. Scrams, Louis E. Thompson, and Deborah E. Kerman
Exploring Issues of Test Taker Behavior: Insights Gained from Response-Time Analyses (CT-98-09)
by Deborah L. Schnikpe and David J. Scrams, Law School Admission Council
Exploring New Methods to Detect Person Misfit in CAT (CT-99-13)
by Rob R. Meijer and Edith M. L. A. van Krimpen-Stoop
Final Report: LSAC Skills Analysis Law School Task Survey (CT-02-02)
by Stephen Luebke, Kimberly Swygert, Lori McLeod, Susan Dalessandro, and Louis Roussos
Fixed-Weight Methods of Scoring Computer-Based Adaptive Tests (CT-97-12)
by Bert F. Green, Johns Hopkins Unversity
A Formal Characterization of and Some Alternatives to Sympson-Hetter Item-Exposure Control in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-02-05)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Formal Usability Testing of the Computerized LSAT Prototypes at the 1999 Law School Recruitment Forums (CT-01-01)
by Kimberly A. Swygert, Jennifer A. Lawlor, and Kira Shteinberg
On Giving Test Takers a Choice Among Constructive Response Items (CT-96-03)
by Xiang Bo Wang
The Impact of Item Location Effects on Ability Estimation in CAT: A Simulation Study (CT-01-06)
by Mei Liu, Renbang Zhu, and Fanmin Guo, Educational Testing Service
The Impact of Item Parameter Estimation on Computerized Adaptive Testing with Item Cloning (CT-02-06)
by Cees A. W. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Impact of Local Item Dependence on Item Response Theory Scoring in CAT (CT-98-08)
by Lynda M. Reese, Law School Admission Council
Implementing Content Constraints in Alpha-Stratified Adaptive Testing Using a Shadow Test Approach (CT-01-09)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, Hua-Hua Chang, National Board of Medical Examiners
Incorporating Content Constraints into a Multi-Stage Adaptive Testlet Design (CT-97-02)
by Lynda M. Reese, Deborah L. Schnipke, and Stephen W. Luebke
The Influence of Speededness on Item-Parameter Estimation (CT-96-07)
by Deborah L. Schnipke
An Integer-programming Approach to Item Pool Design (CT-98-14)
by Wim J. van der Linden, Bernard P. Veldkamp, University of Twente; Lynda M. Reese
Investigating the Quality of Items in CAT Using Nonparametric IRT (CT-04-05)
by Rob R. Meijer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Item Parameter Calibration of LSAT Items Using MCMC Approximation of Bayes Posterior Distributions (CT-00-05)
by Douglas H. Jones, Mikhail Nediak, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Management Science and Information Systems
Item Theft in a Continuous-Testing Environment: What is the Extent of the Danger? (CT-98-01)
by Deborah L. Schnipke, Law School Admission Council and David J. Scrams, Educational Testing Service
Kernel-Smoothed DIF Detection Procedure for Computerized Adaptive Tests (CT-00-08)
by Ratna Nandakumar and Julie Cwikla Banks, University of Delaware and Louis Roussos, Law School Admission Council
Making Use of Response Times in Standardized Tests: Are Accuracy and Speed Measuring the Same Thing? (CT-97-04)
by David J. Scrams, Johns Hopkins University and Deborah L. Schnipke, Law School Admission Council
A Method for Determining the Maximum Number of Nonoverlapping Linear Test Forms That Can Be Assembled From an Item Pool (CT-03-04)
by Ronald Armstrong, Rutgers Business School, Newark/New Brunswick, Rutgers University, and Dmitry Belov, Law School Admission Council
A Method to Determine Targets for Multi-Stage Adaptive Tests (CT-02-07)
by Ronald Armstrong, Rutgers University, and Louis Roussos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A Model for Optimal Constrained Adaptive Testing (CT-97-07)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente and Lynda M. Reese, Law School Admission Council
Modeling Item Response Times With a Two-State Mixture Model: A New Approach to Measuring Speededness (CT-96-02)
by Deborah L. Schnipke and David J. Scrams
Modeling Nonignorable Missing Data Processes in Item Calibration (CT-04-07)
by Cees A. W. Glas, and Jonald L. Pimentel, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Modeling Variability in Item Parameters in Educational Measurement (CT-01-07)
by Cees A. W. Glas, and Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Modifying Existing Dimensionality Assessment Tools for Use in a CAT Environment (CT-99-10)
by Amy Goodwin Froelich, William Stout, and Terry Ackerman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Normal Models for Response Times on Test Items (CT-04-08)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
On the Use of Collateral Item Response Information to Improve Pretest Item Calibration (CT-98-13)
by William Stout, Terry Ackerman, Dan Bolt, Amy Goodwin Froelich, Dan Heck, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Optimal Assembly of Tests with Item Sets (CT-99-04)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Outlier Detection in High-Stakes College Entrance Testing (CT-01-08)
by Rob R. Meijer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
A Polynomial Logistic Regression Approach to Graphical Differential Item Functioning (CT-99-06)
by Lori D. McLeod, David J. Scrams, and Louis A. Roussos
Quality Control of Online Calibration in Computerized Assessment (CT-97-15)
by C. A. W. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
The Relationship of Item-Level Response Times With Test-Taker and Item Variables in an Operational CAT Environment (CT-98-10)
by Kimberly A. Swygert
Representing Response-Time Information in Item Banks (CT-97-09)
by Deborah L. Schnipke and David J. Scrams
A Review of the LSAT Using Literature on Legal Reasoning (CT-97-08)
by Gilbert E. Plumer
Robustness of Person-Fit Decisions in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-04-06)
by Rob R. Meijer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Routing Rules for Multiple-Form Structures (CT-02-08)
by Ronald D. Armstrong, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University
Simple Nonparametric Checks for Model Data Fit in CAT (CT-01-04)
by Rob R. Meijer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
A Simulation Study of Optimal Online Calibration of Testlets Using Real Data (CT-00-07)
by Douglas H. Jones, Mikhail S. Nediak, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Simultaneous Assembly of Multiple Test Forms (CT-97-13)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, Jos J. Adema, PTT Telecom
Small Sample Estimation in Dichotomous Item Response Models: Effect of Priors Based on Judgmental Information on the Accuracy of Item Parameter Estimates (CT-98-06)
by Hariharan Swaninathan, Ronald K. Hambleton, Stephen G. Sireci, Dehui Xing, and Saba M. Rizavi, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Some New Methods to Detect Person Fit in CAT (CT-99-03)
by Rob Meijer and Edith M. L. A. van Krimpen-Stoop, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Survey and Usability Testing Results of the Analytical Reasoning Computerized Prototype at the 2000 Law School Recruitment Forums (CT-02-01)
by Kimberly A. Swygert, Susan P. Dalessandro, and Mike Contreras
Survey Results From the Computerized LSAT Prototype Testing at the 1999 Law School Recruitment Forums (CT-00-06)
by Kimberly A. Swygert, Jennifer A. Lawlor, and Kira Velikopolsky
Survey Results From Demonstration of the Preliminary Computerized LSAT Prototypes at the 1995-1998 Law School Recruitment Forums (CT-00-01)
by Kimberly A. Swygert and Andrea E. Thornton
Testlet-Based Adaptive Mastery Testing (CT-99-11)
by Cees A. W. Glas and Hans J. Vos, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Theoretical Formula for Statistical Bias in CATSIB DIF Estimates Due to Discretization of the Ability Scale (CT-99-07)
by Louis A. Roussos, Ratna Nandakumar, Julie Cwikla Banks, University of Delaware
Understanding Psychological Processes that Underlie Test Takers' Choices of Constructed Response Items (CT-97-05)
by Rob R. Meijer and Edith M. L. A. van Krimpen-Stoop, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
The Use of Person-Fit Statistics in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-97-14)
by Xiang Bo Wang
The Use of Statistical Process Control-Charts for Person-Fit Analysis in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-98-12)
by Rob R. Meijer and Edith M. L. A. van Krimpen-Stoop, University of Twente
Using Patterns of Summed Scores in Paper and Pencil Tests and CAT to Detect Misfitting Item Score Patterns (CT-02-04)
by Rob R. Meijer, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Using Response-Time Constraints in Item Selection to Control for Differential Speededness in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-98-03)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands; David J. Scrams, Virtual Psychometrics; and Deborah L. Schnipke, Virtual Psychometrics
Using Response Times to Detect Aberrant Responses in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-01-02)
by Wim J. van der Linden, Edith M. L. A. van Krimpen-Stoop, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Violations of Ignorability in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CT-04-04)
by Cees A. W. Glas, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
 
 

 
An Analysis of Differential Validity and Differential Prediction for Black, Mexican American, Hispanic, and White Law School Students (RR-90-03)
by Linda F. Wightman and David G. Muller
Applications of Uniform Test Assembly for the LSAT
by Dmitry I. Belov
Are Other Things Essentially Equal? An Empirical Investigation of the Consequences of Including Race as a Factor in Law School Admission
by Linda F. Wightman
Beyond FYA: Analysis of the Utility of LSAT Scores and UGPA for Predicting Academic Success in Law School (RR-99-05)
by Linda F. Wightman
A Comparison of Mantel-Haenszel Differential Item Functioning Parameters (RR-98-03)
by Deborah L. Schnipke, Louis A. Roussos, and Peter J. Pashley
A Compendium of LSAT and LSAC-Sponsored Item Types 1948-1994 (RR-94-01)
by Lynda M. Reese and Ruth Anne Cotter
Clustering U.S. Law Schools Using Variables That Describe Size, Cost, Selectivity, and Student Body Characteristics (RR-93-04)
by Linda F. Wightman
Crafting an Incoming Law School Class: Preliminary Results (RR-99-01)
by Peter Pashley and Andrea E. Thornton
Discrepant LSAT Subscores (RR-93-01)
by Lawrence Stricker
Employment Patterns of Law School Graduates (RR-00-01)
by Joe G. Baker
Group Learning Contexts and Processes Within Law Schools (RR-04-03)
by Dorothy H. Evensen
A Hierarchical Framework for Modeling Speed and Accuracy on Test Items (RR-05-02)
by Wim J. van der Linden, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
History and Performance of Chinese Law School Admission Test Takers (RR-96-02)
by Xiang Bo Wang and Vincent F. Harris
Juggling It All: Exploring Lawyers' Work, Home, and Family Demands and Coping Strategies (Report of Stage One Findings) (RR-00-02)
by Jean E. Wallace
Juggling It All: Exploring Lawyers' Work, Home, and Family Demands and Coping Strategies (Report of Stage Two Findings) (RR-01-03)
by Jean E. Wallace
Law School Admissions, 1985 to 1995, Assessing the Effect of Application Volume (RR-97-02)
by Charles Longley
Legal Education at the Close of the Twentieth Century: Descriptions and Analyses of Students, Financing, and Professional Expectations and Attitudes
by Linda F. Wightman
LSAC National Longitudinal Bar Passage Study (NLBPS)
historical introduction by Henry Ramsey, Jr., executive summary and summary of the report by Linda F. Wightman
(NOTE: LSAC has created a public-use dataset from its National Longitudinal Bar Passage Study. For information about how to request a copy of this dataset, please contact Ann Gallagher, LSAC Senior Research Scientist, at agallagher@LSAC.org.)
LSAT Listening Assessment: Theoretical Background and Specifications (RR-03-02)
by Kenneth Olson
Predictive Validity of the LSAT: A National Summary of the 1990-1992 Correlation Studies (RR-93-05)
by Linda F. Wightman
Program of Research on Legal Writing: Phase II: Research on a Writing Exercise (RR-96-01)
by Hunter M. Breland, Sydell T. Carlton, and Susan Taylor
A Report on the Inclusion of Diverse Speakers on the LSAT Listening Comprehension Assessment: A Survey of the Literature with Recommendations (RR-04-02)
by Stephanie M. Strassel, University of Pennsylvania
The Road to Law School and Beyond: Examining Challenges to Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession (RR-02-01)
by Gita Z. Wilder
Self-reported Methods of Test Preparation Used by LSAT Takers: A Summary of Responses from June and September 1989 Test Takers (RR-90-01)
by Linda F. Wightman
Speed as a Variable on the LSAT and Law School Exams (RR-03-03)
by William D. Henderson
A Stochastic Search for Test Assembly, Item Pool Analysis, and Design (RR-04-01)
by Dmitry Belov and Ronald D. Armstrong
Summary of Self-Reported Methods of Test Preparation by LSAT Takers for 1990-1991 Testing Year (RR-93-02)
by Robert McKinley
Testing for Structure Recognition
by Gilbert E. Plumer
The Threat to Diversity in Legal Education: An Empirical Analysis of the Consequences of Abandoning Race as a Factor in Law School Admission Decisions
by Linda F. Wightman
University of Alberta Admissions Policy Research Project
Using the Internet to Survey College Students About Their Law School Plans (RR-01-04)
 by Stephen S. Meinhold, Ph.D. and Dennis W. Gleiber, Ph.D.
The Validity of Law School Admission Test Scores For Repeaters: A Replication (RR-90-02)
by Linda F. Wightman
Who Gets the App? Explaining Law School Application Volume, 1993 to 1996 (RR-97-03)
by Charles Longley
Women in Legal Education: A Comparison of the Law School Performance and Law School Experiences of Women and Men
by Linda F. Wightman
 
 

 
Assessing the Effect of Multidimensionality on LSAT Equating for Subgroups of Test Takers (SR-95-01)
by Andre F. De Champlain
A Classical Test Theory Perspective on LSAT Local Item Dependence (SR-96-01)
by Lynda M. Reese, Law School Admission Council
Comparison of LSAT Performance Among Selected Subgroups (SR-90-01)
by Linda F. Wightman and David G. Miller
The Effect of COMC on the Stability of LSAT Item Parameter Estimates (SR-93-01)
by Lynda Reese and Robert McKinley
The Effects of Dimensionality on True Score Conversion Tables for the Law School Admission Test (SR-92-01)
by Gregory Camilli, Ming-mei Wang, and Jacqueline Fesq
Factors in Performance on the Law School Admission Test (SR-93-04)
by Kenneth M. Wilson and Donald E. Powers
A Formulation of the Mantel-Haenszel Differential Item Functioning Parameter With Practical Implications (SR-96-03)
by Louis A. Roussos, Deborah L. Schnipke, and Peter J. Pashley, Law School Admission Council
The Impact of Local Dependencies on Some LSAT Outcomes (SR-95-02)
by Lynda M. Reese, Law School Admission Council
LSAT Dimensionality Analysis for the December 1991, June 1992, and October 1992 Administrations (SR-95-05)
by Jeff Douglass, Hae-Rim Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign; Louis Roussos, Law School Admission Council; William Stout, and Jinming Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
An Overview of Nonlinear Factor Analysis and Its Relationship to Item Response Theory (SR-95-03)
by Andre F. De Champlain, Law School Admission Council
Statistical Adjustments of Law School Grade Point Averages (SR-93-02)
by John W. Young
On Testing for Assumption Recognition (SR-97-01)
by Gilbert E. Plumer
 
 

 
Accommodated Test Taker Trends and Performance for the June 1993 through February 1998 LSAT Administrations (TR-01-04)
by Andrea E. Thornton, Susan P. Dalessandro, and Lynda M. Reese
Analysis of Differential Prediction of Law School Performance by Gender Subgroups (TR-98-03)