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Application of an Automated Item Selection Method to Real Data.
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Stocking, Martha L.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1993
A method of automatically selecting items for inclusion in a test with constraints on item content and statistical properties was applied to real data. Tests constructed manually from the same data and constraints were compared to tests constructed automatically. Results show areas in which automated assembly can improve test construction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Adaptive and Conventional Versions of the DAT: The First Complete Test Battery Comparison.
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Henly, Susan J.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1989
A group of covariance structure models was examined to ascertain the similarity between conventionally administered and computerized adaptive versions of the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT). Results for 332 students indicate that the computerized version of the DAT is an adequate representation of the conventional test battery. (TJH)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
The Effects of Review on Student Ability and Test Efficiency for Computerized Adaptive Tests.
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Lunz, Mary E.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1992
The effects of reviewing items and altering responses on the efficiency of computerized adaptive tests and resultant ability estimates of the examinees were explored for medical technology students (220 students could and 492 students could not review and alter their responses). Data do not support disallowing review. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Equating Scores from Adaptive to Linear Tests
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van der Linden, Wim J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2006
Two local methods for observed-score equating are applied to the problem of equating an adaptive test to a linear test. In an empirical study, the methods were evaluated against a method based on the test characteristic function (TCF) of the linear test and traditional equipercentile equating applied to the ability estimates on the adaptive test…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Format, Equated Scores
The Relationship of Expert-System Scored Constrained Free-Response Items to Multiple-Choice and Open-Ended Items.
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Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1990
The relationship of an expert-system-scored constrained free-response item type to multiple-choice and free-response items was studied using data for 614 students on the College Board's Advanced Placement Computer Science (APCS) Examination. Implications for testing and the APCS test are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Science
The Nominal Response Model in Computerized Adaptive Testing.
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De Ayala, R. J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1992
A computerized adaptive test (CAT) based on the nominal response model (NR CAT) was implemented, and the performance of the NR CAT and a CAT based on the three-parameter logistic model was compared. The NR CAT produced trait estimates comparable to those of the three-parameter test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Equations (Mathematics)
On the Construct Validity of Multiple-Choice Items for Reading Comprehension.
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van den Bergh, Huub – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1990
In this study, 590 third graders from 12 Dutch schools took 32 tests indicating 16 semantic Structure-of-Intellect (SI) abilities and 1 of 4 reading comprehension tests, involving either multiple-choice or open-ended items. Results indicate that item type for reading comprehension is congeneric with respect to SI abilities measured. (TJH)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Construct Validity, Elementary Education