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Download full textCurran, Linda T.; Jordan, Linda A. – 1996
In the summer of 1996, the U.S. Armed Services will implement the computerized adaptive testing version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (CAT-ASVAB). When conversion is completed at the 65 targeted military entrance processing stations, about half the applicants will take this test version. This paper describes the efforts that…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
Weiss, David J. – 1980
During a three-year project (1977-1980) on computerized adaptive achievement testing, item characteristic curve theory (ICC) and adaptive testing strategies designed almost exclusively for ability testing were applied to achievement testing. Adaptive techniques substantially reduced test length without reducing quality, when applied to three…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests
