ABSTRACT

General Background: Changes in the Assessment Frameworks and Designs .................................................................................................................584 Current Psychometric Approach ......................................................................585 Proposed Psychometric Approach ................................................................... 587 Generalized Linear and Nonlinear Mixed-Model Framework .................... 587 Model Specification............................................................................................. 589 Technical Challenges .......................................................................................... 591

A High-Dimensional Latent Space .............................................................. 591 Use of Graphical Models .................................................................................... 593 Application........................................................................................................... 596 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................603 References .............................................................................................................603