Presentation
Automated item generation (AIG): A future for more equitable measurement
September 2020
Description
This presentation summarizes the work that’s been done at NWEA to implement automated item generation (AIG), in addition to traditional approaches, to leverage the future.
See the presentationTopics: Item response theory
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