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Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
The emergence of computerized adaptive tests (CATs), which customize assessment for each individual, may mean more efficient testing. A CAT version of the Graduate Record Examination is in production. Critics have many questions about the technique, which is based on item response theory. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Change, Higher Education, Individual Differences
Evers, Linda – Popular Computing, 1983
Discusses the future of computerized adaptive testing (CAT), i.e., experimental tests developed by the Educational Testing Service in response to criticism of the Standardized Aptitude Tests (SATs). CAT examinations are individually tailored to each test taker, and researchers believe they are more predictive than conventional SATs. (JJD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
Martin, John T.; And Others – 1983
A conventional verbal ability test and a Bayesian adaptive verbal ability test were compared using a variety of psychometric criteria. Tests were administered to 550 Marine recruits, half of whom received two 30-item alternate forms of a conventional test and half of whom received two 30-item alternate forms of a Bayesian adaptive test. Both types…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing, Individual Testing
