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Vispoel, Walter P. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2000
Compared results from computerized vocabulary tests under conditions in which item review was permitted or not permitted. Results from 177 college students reveal that performance gains after review were greater for examinees of high ability, and that review was desired more by examinees with higher test anxiety. The major drawback to review was…
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education
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Plake, Barbara S.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
No significant differences in performance on a self-adapted test or anxiety were found for college students (n=218) taking a self-adapted test who selected item difficulty without any prior information, inspected an item before selecting, or answered a typical item and received performance feedback. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Adaptive Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing
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Davis, Caroline; Cowles, Michael – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Computerized and paper-and-pencil versions of four standard personality inventories administered to 147 undergraduates were compared for: (1) test-retest reliability; (2) scores; (3) trait anxiety; (4) interaction between method and social desirability; and (5) preferences concerning method of testing. Doubts concerning the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Personality Measures