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Download full textDimitrov, Dimiter M. – 1994
An approach is described that reveals the hierarchical test structure (HTS) based on the cognitive demands of the test items, and conducts a linear trait modeling by using the HST elements as item difficulty components. This approach, referred to as the Hierarchical Latent Trait Approach (HLTA), employs an algorithm that allows all test items to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Higher Education
Roid, Gale H.; And Others – 1980
An earlier study was extended and replicated to examine the feasibility of generating multiple-choice test questions by transforming sentences from prose instructional material. In the first study, a computer-based algorithm was used to analyze prose subject matter and to identify high-information words. Sentences containing selected words were…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level
Roid, Gale; Finn, Patrick – 1978
The feasibility of generating multiple-choice test questions by transforming sentences from prose instructional materials was examined. A computer-based algorithm was used to analyze prose subject matter and to identify high-information words. Sentences containing selected words were then transformed into multiple-choice items by four writers who…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level, Form Classes (Languages)
Roos, Linda L.; And Others – 1992
Computerized adaptive (CA) testing uses an algorithm to match examinee ability to item difficulty, while self-adapted (SA) testing allows the examinee to choose the difficulty of his or her items. Research comparing SA and CA testing has shown that examinees experience lower anxiety and improved performance with SA testing. All previous research…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adaptive Testing, Algebra, Algorithms
Angoff, William H.; Cook, Linda L. – 1988
With some procedural differences, this study replicated an early study designed to develop algorithms for converting scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with those on the Prueba de Aptitud Academica (PAA) scale and vice versa. The study involved selection of test items equally appropriate and useful for English- and Spanish-speaking…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Roid, Gale; Haladyna, Tom – 1978
The technology of transforming sentences from prose instruction into test questions was examined by comparing two methods of selecting sentences (keyword vs. rare singleton), two types of question words (nouns vs. adjectives), and two foil construction methods (writer's choice vs. algorithmic). Four item writers created items using each…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests
