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PDF pending restorationPlake, Barbara S.; And Others – 1994
In self-adapted testing (SAT), examinees select the difficulty level of items administered. This study investigated three variations of prior information provided when taking an SAT: (1) no information (examinees selected item difficulty levels without prior information); (2) view (examinees inspected a typical item from each difficulty level…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedPlake, Barbara S.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
No significant differences in performance on a self-adapted test or anxiety were found for college students (n=218) taking a self-adapted test who selected item difficulty without any prior information, inspected an item before selecting, or answered a typical item and received performance feedback. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Adaptive Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing
Huntley, Renee M.; Plake, Barbara S. – 1988
The combinational-format item (CFI)--multiple-choice item with combinations of alternatives presented as response choices--was studied to determine whether CFIs were different from regular multiple-choice items in item characteristics or in cognitive processing demands. Three undergraduate Foundations of Education classes (consisting of a total of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Educational Psychology
Download full textPlake, Barbara S.; Wise, Steven L. – 1986
One question regarding the utility of adaptive testing is the effect of individualized item arrangements on examinee test scores. The purpose of this study was to analyze the item difficulty choices by examinees as a function of previous item performance. The examination was a 25-item test of basic algebra skills given to 36 students in an…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algebra, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing
