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Confidence in Pass/Fail Decisions for Computer Adaptive and Paper and Pencil Examinations.

Bergstrom, Betty A.; Lunz, Mary E. – 1991

The level of confidence in pass/fail decisions obtained with computer adaptive tests (CATs) was compared to decisions based on paper-and-pencil tests. Subjects included 645 medical technology students from 238 educational programs across the country. The tests used in this study constituted part of the subjects' review for the certification…

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Certification, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing

An Information Comparison of Conventional and Adaptive Tests in the Measurement of Classroom Achievement. Research Report 77-7.

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Bejar, 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