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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
Download full textWeiss, David J., Ed. – 1977
This symposium consists of five papers and presents some recent developments in adaptive testing which have applications to several military testing problems. The overview, by James R. McBride, defines adaptive testing and discusses some of its item selection and scoring strategies. Item response theory, or item characteristic curve theory, is…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics
