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Download full textBekhuis, Tanja C. H. M. – 1988
An Educational Testing Service (ETS) procedure was evaluated, which is based on item response theory and estimates true scores on tests not taken. The reading, vocabulary, and mathematics tests of high school seniors from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of 1972 and the High School and Beyond (HSB) seniors of 1980 and 1982 were found to share…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Simulation, Estimation (Mathematics), Latent Trait Theory
Bejar, Issac I. – 1976
The concept of testing for partial knowledge is considered with the concept of tailored testing. Following the special usage of latent trait theory, the word valdity is used to mean the correlation of a test with the construct the test measures. The concept of a method factor in the test is also considered as a part of the validity. The possible…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing
