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Peer reviewedHarris, Deborah J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1991
Effects of passage and item-scrambling on equipercentile and item-response theory equating were investigated using 2 scrambled versions of the American College Testing Program Assessment for approximately 25,000 examinees. Results indicate that using a base-form conversion table with a scrambled form affects the individual examinee level. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Context Effect, Equated Scores
Peer reviewedArmstrong, R. D.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1996
When the network-flow algorithm (NFA) and the average growth approximation algorithm (AGAA) were used for automated test assembly with American College Test and Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery item banks, results indicate that reasonable error in item parameters is not harmful for test assembly using NFA or AGAA. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
