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Research Leading to the Revision of the Format of the Graduate Record Examinations Aptitude Test in October 1981.

Wild, Cheryl L.; And Others – 1982

The research leading to the decisions to revise the Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test (GRE) (beginning in October 1981) is reviewed. The issues discussed include the format of the test (the timing of each section and the number of sections, the content of the sections--especially the analytical section), the scoring procedure for the GRE,…

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, College Entrance Examinations, Equated Scores, Graduate Study

The Effect of Test and Examinee Characteristics on the Occurrence of Aberrant Response Patterns in a Computerized Adaptive Test

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Rizavi, Saba; Hariharan, Swaminathan – Online Submission, 2001

The advantages that computer adaptive testing offers over linear tests have been well documented. The Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) design is more efficient than the Linear test design as fewer items are needed to estimate an examinee's proficiency to a desired level of precision. In the ideal situation, a CAT will result in examinees answering…

Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Test Construction, Test Length, Computer Assisted Testing