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Powell, Zen-Hsiu Emily – Educational Technology, 1994
Discussion of computerized adaptive testing focuses on a study of graduate students at Indiana University at Bloomington that examined three kinds of computerized adaptive testing procedures to determine their psychological impact and how they may affect test performance. Previous research is reviewed, and further research is suggested. (28…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adaptive Testing, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing
Straetmans, Gerard J. J. M.; Eggen, Theo J. H. M. – Educational Technology, 1998
Describes the workings of computerized adaptive testing (CAT). Focuses on the key concept of information and then discusses two important components of a CAT system: the calibrated item bank and the testing algorithm. Describes a CAT that was designed for making placement decisions on the basis of two typical test administrations and notes the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer System Design
