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Item Response Theory: Principles and Applications (Evaluation in Education and Human Services) by Ronald K. Hambleton, Hariharan Swaminathan Hardcover, 332 Pages, Published 1984 ISBN-10: 0-89838-065-0 / 0898380650 ISBN-13: 978-0-89838-065-1 / 9780898380651 In the decade of the 1970s, item response theory became the dominant topic for study by measurement specialists. But, the genesis of item response theory (IRT) can be traced back to the mid-thirties and early forties. In fact, the term "Item Characteristic Curve," which is one of the main IRT concep |