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Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, System Name: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Fund Type: -, Overall Grant Amount: - (direct: 3600000, indirect: 1080000)
Summary of research: Critical thinking is considered important. However, this area is wide and measuring the ability takes time. On the other hand, test theory measures ability efficiently using computer adaptive test (CAT) based on item response theory (IRT). Therefore, in this research, we aimed at the development of CAT based on IRT for the examination of the critical thinking test, and addressed the following issues.
Research Results: Scale development: IRT promoted further scale development by optimal estimation of parameters. (1) Analytical thinking ability scale (2) Logic and reasoning ability scale (3) Reading and understanding ability scale．In addition, data were collected from the participants in the experiment to verify their reliability and validity.