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Download full textBayroff, A.G.; And Others – 1974
This report describes an automated system for administering, scoring, and recording results of multiple-choice tests. The system consists of examinee station, proctor station, and central computer; the report describes the equipment and the programing characteristics of the respective components. The system is designed for tests tailored to the…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Lord, Frederic M. – 1971
Some stochastic approximation procedures are considered in relation to the problem of choosing a sequence of test questions to accurately estimate a given examinee's standing on a psychological dimension. Illustrations are given evaluating certain procedures in a specific context. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Programs, Difficulty Level
PDF pending restorationCivil Service Commission, Washington, DC. Personnel Research and Development Center. – 1976
This pamphlet reprints three papers and an invited discussion of them, read at a Division 5 Symposium at the 1975 American Psychological Association Convention. The first paper describes a Bayesian tailored testing process and shows how it demonstrates the importance of using test items with high discrimination, low guessing probability, and a…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
