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Cole, Jason C.; Lutkus, Anthony D. – Research in the Schools, 1997
A college administered the computer-adaptive ACCUPLACER (College Board, 1995) reading placement test to 399 entering students and its paper-and-pencil version, COMPANION, to 481 students. When the age of the two groups was held constant, no differences were found between the groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Age Differences, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedStraetmans, Gerard J. J. M.; Eggen, Theo J. H. M. – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 1998
Three test administration procedures for making placement decisions in adult education were compared (paper-based, computer-based, and computerized-adaptive tests) with 90 adult-education students. Test performance was not differentially affected by the mode of administration, but the computerized adaptive test always yielded more precise ability…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Adult Education, Adult Students
