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Ward, William C. – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1988
Concepts of adaptive testing and the related measurement model, item response theory, are introduced and benefits and limitations are outlined. Field tests with over 2,500 students illustrate the use of adaptive tests in college placement. Some future directions for computerized adaptive testing are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Computer Assisted Testing
Ebmeier, Howard; Ng, Jennifer – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 2005
Employment interviews are widely used in the selection of quality teachers, and indeed research confirms administrators' belief in the validity of the procedure. However, many key recommendations for improving the general reliability of interviews including selecting questions that are job-related and research grounded, including well designed…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Teacher Selection, Urban Schools, Employment Interviews
Peterson, Norman G., Ed. – 1987
As part of the United States Army's Project A, research has been conducted to develop and field test a battery of experimental tests to complement the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery in predicting soldiers' job performance. Project A is the United States Army's large-scale manpower effort to improve selection, classification, and…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Classification, Cognitive Measurement, Computer Assisted Testing