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Download full textStocking, Martha L.; Lewis, Charles – 1995
In the periodic testing environment associated with conventional paper-and-pencil tests, the frequency with which items are seen by test-takers is tightly controlled in advance of testing by policies that regulate both the reuse of test forms and the frequency with which candidates may take the test. In the continuous testing environment…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Selection, Test Construction
Peer reviewedWainer, Howard; Lewis, Charles – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990
Three different applications of the testlet concept are presented, and the psychometric models most suitable for each application are described. Difficulties that testlets can help overcome include (1) context effects; (2) item ordering; and (3) content balancing. Implications for test construction are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Response Theory
