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Peer reviewedBergstrom, Betty A.; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
Effects of altering test difficulty on examinee ability measures and test length in a computer adaptive test were studied for 225 medical technology students in 3 test difficulty conditions. Results suggest that, with an item pool of sufficient depth and breadth, acceptable targeting to test difficulty is possible. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Change, College Students
Download full textBejar, Isaac I.; And Others – 1977
Information provided by typical and improved conventional classroom achievement tests was compared with information provided by an adaptive test covering the same subject matter. Both tests were administered to over 700 college students in a general biology course. Using the same scoring method, adaptive testing was found to yield substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Biology
