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Anderson, Richard Ivan – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1982
Describes confidence testing methods (confidence weighting, probabilistic marking, multiple alternative selection) as alternative to computer-based, multiple choice tests and explains potential benefits (increased reliability, improved examinee evaluation of alternatives, extended diagnostic information and remediation prescriptions, happier…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Probability
Thorndike, Robert L. – 1980
In an invitational address to the Victorian Institute of Educational Research, the author discussed Bayesian theory and its relationship to the design and construction of tailored or adaptive tests. Bayesian thinking involves recognizing the role of prior probabilities and using these probabilities in combination with new data to arrive at future…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing, Error of Measurement
