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Epstein, Marion G. – 1974
In planning the development of the system for computer assisted assembly of tests, it was agreed at the outset that one of the basic requirements for the successful initiation of any such system would be the development of a detailed item content classification system. The design of the system for classifying item content is a key element in…
Descriptors: Classification, Codification, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Vale, C. David; Weiss, David J. – 1975
A conventional test and two forms of a stradaptive test were administered to thousands of simulated subjects by minicomputer. Characteristics of the three tests using several scoring techniques were investigated while varying the discriminating power of the items, the lengths of the tests, and the availability of prior information about the…
Descriptors: Ability, Branching, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1974
Two basic requirements for the successful initiation of a program for test assembly are the development of detailed item content classification systems and the delineation of the professional judgements made in building a test from a pool of items to detailed content, ability, and statistical specifications in terms precise enough to be translated…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
McBride, James R.; Weiss, David J. – 1976
Four monte carlo simulation studies of Owen's Bayesian sequential procedure for adaptive mental testing were conducted. Whereas previous simulation studies of this procedure have concentrated on evaluating it in terms of the correlation of its test scores with simulated ability in a normal population, these four studies explored a number of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Branching, Computer Oriented Programs
Lippey, Gerald – 1973
Classroom Teacher Support System (CTSS) is a prototype system for computer-assisted construction and scoring of tests, using questions from a central data bank. The computer programs for CTSS were developed by International Business Machines Corporation for study in the Los Angeles City Unified School District in 1969 and 1970. In order to provide…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computers, Individual Testing
Lippey, Gerald – 1974
Computer-assisted test construction is a simple, inexpensive natural complement to computer-based test scoring. Parallel tests can be made for individually-paced instruction, and the computer can produce feedback to improve item quality. The adaptability of computer-assisted test construction means that its introduction will likely be accepted by…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Individual Testing

Dunkleberger, Gary E.; Heikkinen, Henry – AEDS Journal, 1982
This discussion of computer-assisted repeatable tests, which are frequently used to evaluate and monitor students' acquisition of knowledge in mastery learning situations, cites and describes a number of specific examples of systems for creating both online and batch tests. A reference list is provided. (JJD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs, Criterion Referenced Tests, Higher Education
Vale, C. David – 1982
This paper explores the feasibility of developing a single-user microcomputer-based testing system. Testing literature was surveyed to discover types of test items that might be used in the system and to compile a list of strategies that such a system might use. Potential users were surveyed. Several were interviewed, and a questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
Betz, Nancy E.; Weiss, David J. – 1975
A 40-item flexilevel test and a 40-item conventional test were compared using data obtained through (1) computer-administration of the two tests to three groups of college students, and (2) monte carlo simulation of test response patterns. Results indicated the flexilevel score distribution better reflected the underlying normal distribution of…
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs

Gorth, William Phillip; Swaminathan, Hariharan – 1972
This is one of the outcomes of the work of the Massachusetts Evaluation Service Center for Occupational Education (ESCOE). After an overview of the Performance Test Development Project, a summary of the major products and byproducts is presented. The major products are: (1) a set of clearly defined, well-structured, and consistent behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Criterion Referenced Tests
Weiss, David J. – 1976
Three and one-half years of research on computerized ability testing are summarized. The original objectives of the research were: (1) to develop and implement the stratified computer-based ability test; (2) to compare, on psychometric criteria, the various approaches to computer-based ability testing, including the stratified computerized test,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Branching, Comparative Analysis
Smull, Ned W.; And Others – 1977
The basic purposes of the Profile Examination for Physician Extenders (PEPE) project included: (1) development of a computerized test item bank from which Profile Examinations could be generated, (2) review and analysis of curricula for the allied health groups, and (3) assessment of the reliability and validity of the Profile Examinations. The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bibliographies, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs