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Bridgeman, Brent; Potenza, Maria – 1998
Students taking the paper-based Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) mathematics test are permitted to bring and use their own hand-held calculators, and this policy was continued for the computer-adaptive tests (CAT) designed for use in talent search programs. An on-screen calculator may also be used with the CAT. The bring-your-own option has raised…
Descriptors: Ability, Calculators, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing
Kim, JinGyu; McLean, James E. – 1995
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of test motivation on estimated ability, test anxiety, and attitudes toward computerized adaptive testing (CAT). Korean college students (n=208) were given the Math Aptitude Test, Math Self-Concept Scale, Math Test Anxiety Scale, Computer Competence Instrument, Computer Anxiety Scale, and…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, College Students
Betz, Nancy E.; Weiss, David J. – 1976
The effects of providing immediate knowledge of results (KR) and adaptive testing on test anxiety and test-taking motivation were investigated. Also studied was the accuracy of student perceptions of the difficulty of adaptive and conventional tests administered with or without immediate knowledge of results. Testees were 350 college students…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Anxiety, Branching
Wise, Steven L.; And Others – 1993
This study assessed whether providing examinees with a choice between computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and self-adaptive testing (SAT) affects test performance in comparison with being assigned a CAT or SAT, and evaluated variables influencing examinee choice of either test form. The relative influences of test type and test choice on examinee…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Algebra, College Students