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Wise, Lauress L.; And Others – 1989
The effects of item position on item statistics were studied in a large set of data from tests of word knowledge (WK) and arithmetic reasoning (AR). Position effects on item response theory (IRT) parameter estimates and classical item statistics were also investigated. Data were collected as part of a project to refine the Army's Computerized…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory
Jones, Paul L.; Armitage, Bonnie J. – 1984
Having implemented a testing procedure using the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests to identify recruits with reading deficiencies, the United States Navy conducted a study comparing the performance of recruits on three different reading tests. A total of 716 recruits completed the comprehension portion of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, the Tests…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis, Military Personnel
Download full textCurran, Linda T.; Jordan, Linda A. – 1996
In the summer of 1996, the U.S. Armed Services will implement the computerized adaptive testing version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (CAT-ASVAB). When conversion is completed at the 65 targeted military entrance processing stations, about half the applicants will take this test version. This paper describes the efforts that…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
