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Mills, Craig N.; Stocking, Martha L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1996
Issues that must be addressed in the large-scale application of computerized adaptive testing are explored, including considerations of test design, scoring, test administration, item and item bank development, and other aspects of test construction. Possible solutions and areas in which additional work is needed are identified. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Vispoel, Walter P.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1994
Vocabulary fixed-item (FIT), computerized-adaptive (CAT), and self-adapted (SAT) tests were compared with 121 college students. CAT was more precise and efficient than SAT, which was more precise and efficient than FIT. SAT also yielded higher ability estimates for individuals with lower verbal self-concepts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, College Students, Comparative Analysis

Forsyth, Robert A.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
Eighth grade teachers in three local school districts helped customize two standardized norm-referenced tests for ninth graders to investigate effects of deleting some items and adding locally constructed items. Results indicate that percentile ranks for the customized tests could be very different from those for the complete test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 9