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Some Item Analysis and Test Theory for a System of Computer-Assisted Test Construction for Individualized Instruction

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Lord, Frederic M. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1977

Under given conditions, conventional testing and computer-generated repeatable testing (CGRT) are equally effective for estimating examinee ability; CGRT is more effective for estimating the mean ability level of a group and less effective for estimating ability differences among individuals. These conclusion are drawn from domain-referenced test…

Descriptors: Career Development, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Group Norms

Knowledge of Results and the Proportion of Positive Feedback on Tests of Ability.

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Prestwood, Stephen J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979

Undergraduate students were administered one of three conventional or one of three stratified adaptive vocabulary tests with or without knowledge of results. Results indicated that knowledge of results and test difficulty affected performance. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computers