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Peer reviewedBerger, Martijn P. F. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1994
This paper focuses on similarities of optimal design of fixed-form tests, adaptive tests, and testlets within the framework of the general theory of optimal designs. A sequential design procedure is proposed that uses these similarities to obtain consistent estimates for the trait level distribution. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Estimation (Mathematics)
Birenbaum, Menucha; Tatsuoka, Kikumi K. – 1980
Much valuable information can be gained by analyzing the students' wrong responses. When a student answers a free response item she/he gives the response which she/he considers to be the correct one. Therefore, diagnosing the algorithm that led the student to his/her answer provides an important source of information for assessing his/her…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Algorithms
