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Vispoel, Walter P.; Hendrickson, Amy B.; Bleiler, Timothy – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2000
Evaluated the effectiveness of vocabulary computerized adaptive tests (CATs) with restricted review in a live testing setting involving 242 college students in which special efforts were made to increase test efficiency and reduce the possibility of obtaining positively biased proficiency estimates. Results suggest the efficacy of allowing limited…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Attitudes, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing

Vispoel, Walter P. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1998
Studied effects of administration mode [computer adaptive test (CAT) versus self-adaptive test (SAT)], item-by-item answer feedback, and test anxiety on results from computerized vocabulary tests taken by 293 college students. CATs were more reliable than SATs, and administration time was less when feedback was provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Feedback