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Peer reviewedvan der Linden, Wim J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1998
Reviews optimal test-assembly literature and introduces the contributions to this special issue. Discusses four approaches to computerized test assembly: (1) heuristic-based test assembly; (2) 0-1 linear programming; (3) network-flow programming; and (4) an optimal design approach. Contains a bibliography of 90 sources on test assembly.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Heuristics, Linear Programming
Optimal Assembly of Educational and Psychological Tests, with a Bibliography. Research Report 98-05.
Download full textvan der Linden, Wim J. – 1998
The advent of computers in educational and psychological measurement has lead to the need for algorithms for optimal assembly of tests from item banks. This paper reviews the literature on optimal test assembly and introduces the contributions to this report on the topic. Four different approaches to computerized test assembly are discussed:…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing, Equated Scores
