APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

An Introduction to Item Response Theory

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Workshop · Friday, May 23, 2025 · 10:30 AM – 1:20 PM ET

Subject Area: Methodology

This workshop introduces item response theory (IRT), a class of psychometric models describing interactions between people and test/survey questions. Through lectures, discussions, and interactive examples, we will explore the basic tenets of IRT, common dichotomous and polytomous IRT models, and applications in psychological science.

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