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Russo, Alexander – School Administrator, 2002
Computer-based testing can provide flexibility, instant feedback, and individualized assessment. The most straightforward use of computer testing is for traditional performance and accountability functions as evidenced in Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Other states are using computer-based testing for diagnostic and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWise, Steven L.; Plake, Barbara S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1990
Discusses the unique advantages provided by computer-based (CB) testing. Describes the various forms of CB tests used in higher education and the variety of testing applications of computers in colleges and universities. Presents psychometric issues and concerns related to CB testing along with relevant research findings. (Author/PVV)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Codes of Ethics, Computer Assisted Testing, Feedback
Download full textLaurier, Michel D.; Chung How, Mee Lian – 1995
This paper presents the validation of an adaptive test developed for placement purposes in French at the post-secondary level, the French CAPT. Results from a second experiment are presented in which verbal protocols were obtained from nine college students of various levels with the thinking-aloud technique used during completion of the exam. The…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Advanced Placement, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries
Schaeffer, Gary A.; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes the results from two studies. The first assessed the comparability of scores derived from linear computer-based (CBT) and computer adaptive (CAT) versions of the three Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test measures. A verbal CAT was taken by 1,507, a quantitative CAT by 1,354, and an analytical CAT by 995…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Equated Scores
Blais, Jean-Guy; Laurier, Michel – 1993
A computerized adaptive test for placement of students in postsecondary French second language courses is evaluated for unidimensionality of its three component tests: reading comprehension of a short paragraph; selection of the appropriate statement in a given situation; and a "fill-in-the-blank" section. A variety of statistical…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, French
Weiss, David J. – 1985
This research program was designed to investigate the applications of item response theory and computerized adaptive testing to the unique problems of the measurement of ability and the measurement of achievement. The research utilized a combination of monte carlo simulation studies and live-testing studies. The research approach for adaptive…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
