Computerized Adaptive Testing in Instructional Settings.

Welch, R. Edwin; Frick, Theodore W.

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ERIC Number: EJ471178

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Publication Date: 1993

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Computerized Adaptive Testing in Instructional Settings.

Welch, R. Edwin; Frick, Theodore W.

Educational Technology, Research and Development, v41 n3 p47-62 1993

Discusses the use of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) in the classroom. Highlights include item response theory; sequential probability ratio test (SPRT); combining SPRT with expert system reasoning, resulting in EXSPRT; and a study of college students that examined the efficiency and accuracy of the various CAT methods discussed. (Contains 16 references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Expert Systems, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Mastery Tests, Mathematical Formulas, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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