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Self-Adapted Testing: A Performance-Improving Variant of Computerized Adaptive Testing.
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Rocklin, Thomas; O'Donnell, Angela M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
An experiment was conducted that contrasted a variant of computerized adaptive testing, self-adapted testing, with two traditional tests. Participants completed a self-report of text anxiety and were randomly assigned to take one of the three tests of verbal ability. Subjects generally chose more difficult items as the test progressed. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level
On Test and Computer Anxiety: Test Performance under CAT and SAT Conditions.
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Shermis, Mark D.; Mzumara, Howard R.; Bublitz, Scott T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
This study of undergraduates examined differences between computer adaptive testing (CAT) and self-adaptive testing (SAT), including feedback conditions and gender differences. Results of the Test Anxiety Inventory, Computer Anxiety Rating Scale, and a Student Attitude Questionnaire showed measurement efficiency is differentially affected by test…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing, Gender Issues
Individual Differences in Item Selection in Computerized Self Adapted Testing.
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Rocklin, Thomas – 1989
In self-adapted testing, examinees are allowed to choose the difficulty of each item to be presented immediately before attempting it. Previous research has demonstrated that self-adapted testing leads to better performance than do fixed-order tests and is preferred by examinees. The present study examined the strategies that 29 college students…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Attribution Theory, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing