Papers

The shaded items are written in Japanese.

Fujita, T., Nakagawa, H., Sasa, H., Enomoto, S., Yatsuka, M., & Miyazaki, M. (2021) International Journal of Mathematical

Education in Science and Technology. Advance online publication.

Japanese teachers' mental readiness for online teaching of mathematics following unexpected school closures.

Kondo, R. (2020) Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Schiences, 65, 321-336.

Investigation of the exercise and sports life stage scale using latent rank theory.

Komura, K., Toda, K., Murakami, T., & Shiroma, M. (2019) The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 90, 231-241.

Attachment needs toward ex-partner delay transition to the stage of romantic dissolution.

Shiraga, K. & Kawano, K. (2018) The Japanese Journal of Psychology, 89, 251-261.

Interpreting health-related quality of life using latent rank theory.

Teraoka, M. & Kyougoku, M. (2017) Japanese Occupational Therapy Research, 36, 309-319.

Estimating latent rank of occupational dysfunction for healthcare workers.

Noguchi, T. & Kyougoku, M. (2016) PeerJ Preprints.

Transferability of the Assessment of Positive Occupation 15 in elderly people with physical disabilities.

Akiyama, M. (2014) Japanese Journal for Research on Testing, 10, 81-94.

Algorithm for computerized adaptive test based on latent rank theory:

Propositions of the algorithm and its validations by simulation

Sugino, N., Yamakawa, K., Ohba, H., Shojima, K., Shimizu, Y., & Nakano, M. (2012)

In W. M. Chan, K. N., Chin, S. K. Bhatt, & I. Walker (Eds.),

Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education,

De Gruyter Mouton. pp.131-149.

Characterizing individual learners on an empirically-developed can-do system:

An application of latent rank theory

Kimura, T. & Nagaoka, K. (2012) Japanese Journal for Research on Testing, 8, 69-84.

Computer adaptive test based on latent rank theory: a proposition of the algorithm and its validation

Sugino, N. & Shojima, K. (2012) Studies in English Language Education, 3, 21-30.

An application of latent rank theory in developing a can-do chart of Japanese EFL learners

Shojima, K. (2011) Japanese Journal of Applied Statistics, 40, 141-156.

Local dependence model in latent rank theory

Koizumi, R. & Iimura, H. (2010) JLTA (Japan Language Testing Association) Journal, 13, 91-109.  (in J with E abstract)

Characteristics of neural test theory: Comparison with classical test theory and Rasch modeling.

Prof. Koizumi’s webpage of her research activities

Direct link to PDF file in the page

Shojima, K. (2009) J. of Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, 92, 1013-1016. (in Japanese)

Neural test theory: A test theory for standardizing qualifying tests.

Usami, S. (2009) Japanese Journal for Research on Testing, 5, 65-79. (in Japanese with English abstract)

Applicability of neural test theory: Discussing methodological problems and applying a polytomous model.

Kimura, T. (2009) KATE Bulletin, 23 (in Japanese with English abstract)

Construction and evaluation of an in-house English placement test from a neural test theory perspective.

Shojima, K. (2009) K. Shigemasu et al. (Eds.) New Trends in Psychometrics, Universal Academy Press, Inc.

Neural test theory, pp.407-416.

The content of this paper is almost identical to RN07-02 in the bottom of the list.

Shojima, K. (2008) DNC Research Note, 08-06. PDF

The batch-type neural test model: A latent rank model with the mechanism of generative topographic mapping

Shojima, K. (2008) DNC Research Note, 08-01. PDF

Neural test theory: A latent rank theory for analyzing test data

Shojima, K., Okubo, T., & Ishizuka, T. (2008) DNC Research Note, 07-21. PDF

The nominal neural test model: A neural test model for nominal polytomous data

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-15. PDF

Bayesian estimation of latent rank in neural test theory

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-12. PDF

Latent rank theory: Estimation of item reference profile by marginal maximum likelihood method with EM algorithm

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-10. PDF

Equating tests under neural test theory

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-09. PDF

Estimation for neural test models with missing data

Hashimoto, T. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-06. PDF (in Japanese with English abstract)

Neutet: A software for computing item reference profiles of neural test theory for binary response data

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-05.

Chi-square goodness-of-fit test under the neural test model

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-04. PDF

Maximum likelihood estimation of latent rank under neural test model

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-03. PDF

The graded neural test model: A neural test model for ordered polytomous data

Shojima, K. (2007) DNC Research Note, 07-02. PDF

Neural test theory

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