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Confidence in Pass/Fail Decisions for Computer Adaptive and Paper and Pencil Examinations.

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Bergstrom, Betty A.; Lunz, Mary E. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1992

The level of confidence in pass/fail decisions obtained with computerized adaptive tests and paper-and-pencil tests was greater for 645 medical technology students when the computer adaptive test implemented a 90 percent confidence stopping rule than for paper-and-pencil tests of comparable length. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing

A Comparison of the Relative Efficiency and Validity of Tailored Tests and Conventional Quizzes.

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Kent, Thomas H.; Albanese, Mark A. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1987

Two types of computer-administered unit quizzes in a systematic pathology course for second-year medical students were compared. Quizzes composed of questions selected on the basis of a student's ability had higher correlations with the final examination than did quizzes composed of questions randomly selected from topic areas. (Author/JAZ)

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level