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Berger, Martijn P. F.; Veerkamp, Wim J. J. – 1994
The designing of tests has been a source of concern for test developers over the past decade. Various kinds of test forms have been applied. Among these are the fixed-form test, the adaptive test, and the testlet. Each of these forms has its own design. In this paper, the construction of test forms is placed within the general framework of optimal…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Foreign Countries, Research Design, Selection
Thorndike, Robert L. – 1980
In an invitational address to the Victorian Institute of Educational Research, the author discussed Bayesian theory and its relationship to the design and construction of tailored or adaptive tests. Bayesian thinking involves recognizing the role of prior probabilities and using these probabilities in combination with new data to arrive at future…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing, Error of Measurement
Thathong, Ngamnit; Kruawan, Preecha – 1985
The feasibility of a self-scoring flexilevel test was investigated in terms of practical effectiveness and criterion related validity. The test was administered to over 2,000 students studying secondary school mathematics in Thailand. The study was conducted, and the test administered, in two phases: test development and evaluation. The test was…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries, High Schools