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van der Linden, Wim J.; Reese, Lynda M. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1998
Proposes a model for constrained computerized adaptive testing in which the information in the test at the trait level (theta) estimate is maximized subject to the number of possible constraints on the content of the test. Test assembly relies on a linear-programming approach. Illustrates the approach through simulation with items from the Law…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Estimation (Mathematics)