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Peer reviewedStocking, Martha L. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1996
An alternative method for scoring adaptive tests, based on number-correct scores, is explored and compared with a method that relies more directly on item response theory. Using the number-correct score with necessary adjustment for intentional differences in adaptive test difficulty is a statistically viable scoring method. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Item Response Theory
