CAT Administration of Language Placement Examinations.

Stahl, John; Bergstrom, Betty; Gershon, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ617264

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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CAT Administration of Language Placement Examinations.

Stahl, John; Bergstrom, Betty; Gershon, Richard

Journal of Applied Measurement, v1 n3 p292-302 2000

Developed a computerized adaptive language proficiency test for a community college in Quebec, Canada and obtained item response theory calibrations on the items from 700 to 800 administrations. Describes projected efforts to detect instances in which "cheating low" (answering incorrectly deliberately) occurs. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Cheating, College Students, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Language Proficiency, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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