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Peer reviewedSchnipke, Deborah L.; Green, Bert F. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1995
Two item selection algorithms, one based on maximal differentiation between examinees and one based on item response theory and maximum information for each examinee, were compared in simulated linear and adaptive tests of cognitive ability. Adaptive tests based on maximum information were clearly superior. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Item Response Theory
Download full textSchnipke, Deborah L.; Reese, Lynda M. – 1997
Two-stage and multistage test designs provide a way of roughly adapting item difficulty to test-taker ability. All test takers take a parallel stage-one test, and, based on their scores, they are routed to tests of different difficulty levels in subsequent stages. These designs provide some of the benefits of standard computerized adaptive testing…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Comparative Analysis
