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Computerized Adaptive Testing in Instructional Settings.

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Welch, R. Edwin; Frick, Theodore W. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993

Discusses the use of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) in the classroom. Highlights include item response theory; sequential probability ratio test (SPRT); combining SPRT with expert system reasoning, resulting in EXSPRT; and a study of college students that examined the efficiency and accuracy of the various CAT methods discussed. (Contains 16…

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Expert Systems, Higher Education

Learning Consequences for University Students Using Computerized Mastery Testing.

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Liefeld, John P.; Herrmann, Thomas F. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990

Describes a study conducted at the University of Guelph that compared the learning achievements of a computer-administered mastery testing approach with a seminar-discussion approach. Pretests and posttests are described, student opinions are reported, and results are reported that indicate mastery/testing generated higher learning achievement.…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Testing, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries