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Download full textCroll, Paul R. – 1982
A functional design model for a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) system was developed and presented through a series of hierarchy plus input-process-output (HIPO) diagrams. System functions were translated into system structure: specifically, into 34 software components. Implementation of the design in a physical system was addressed through…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs
Vale, C. David – 1985
The goal of this project was to develop an inexpensive, self-contained system of hardware and software to support the development, administration, and evaluation of computerized adaptive tests. Toward that goal, commercial hardware was selected and a comprehensive software called the MicroCAT Testing System was developed. The MicroCAT system was…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Peer reviewedGarrison, Wayne M. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1986
This study utilized a straightforward system of crediting successes and assigning failures to items not administered during computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to determine if the data yielded by CAT could be used to monitor item calibrations over time. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Goodness of Fit, Item Analysis
Quan, Baldwin; And Others – 1984
Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) offers the opportunity to replace paper-and-pencil aptitude tests such as the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery with shorter, more accurate, and more secure computer-administered tests. Its potential advantages need to be verified by experimental administration of automated tests to military recruit…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Bayesian Statistics
Reckase, Mark D. – 1986
A computerized testing system was implemented in conjunction with the Radar Technician Training Course at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. The feasibility of the system and students' attitudes toward it were examined. The system, a multilevel, microprocessor-based computer network, administered tests in a sequential, fixed length…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Testing
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
Peer reviewedMoe, Kim C.; Johnson, Marilyn F. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Describes study of 315 secondary school students that investigated their reactions to computerized testing and assessed the practicability of this testing method in the classroom. Two versions of a standardized aptitude test battery used are described, one computerized and one printed, and a survey assessing students' reactions is discussed. (9…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Schratz, Mary K. – 1986
A computerized adaptive testing version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (CAT-ASVAB) is being developed to test ten areas of vocational aptitude. Development of the CAT-ASVAB is based upon the use of item banks, testing and scoring procedures, assessment of test reliability and test validity, a technical manual, and the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Yale, David C. – 1985
A computerized testing system was installed on an experimental basis at the Basic Electricity and Electronics School of the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The system consisted of a network of IBM Personal Computers running a slightly modified version of the commercially available MicroCAT Testing System. It was configured to fit transparently…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction
McBride, James R. – 1985
The advantages of computerized adaptive testing are discussed, and an example illustrates its use in sixth grade mathematics. These tests are administered at a computer terminal, and the test items to be administered are selected according to the difficulty level appropriate to the individual's ability. Tailoring increases the psychometric…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Vale, C. David; Gialluca, Kathleen A. – 1985
ASCAL is a microcomputer-based program for calibrating items according to the three-parameter logistic model of item response theory. It uses a modified multivariate Newton-Raphson procedure for estimating item parameters. This study evaluated this procedure using Monte Carlo Simulation Techniques. The current version of ASCAL was then compared to…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedOlsen, James B.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989
Describes study that was designed to compare student achievement scores from three different testing methods: paper-administered testing, computer-administered testing, and computerized adaptive testing. The California Assessment Program (CAP) item banks for grades three and six which this study incorporated are described, and results are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adaptive Testing, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis
Wisniewski, Dennis R. – 1986
Three questions concerning the Binary Search Method (BSM) of computerized adaptive testing were studied: (1) whether it provided a reliable and valid estimation of examinee ability; (2) its effect on examinee attitudes toward computerized adaptive testing and conventional paper-and-pencil testing; and (3) the relationship between item response…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Grade 5
