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Download full textReckase, Mark D. – 1986
A computerized testing system was implemented in conjunction with the Radar Technician Training Course at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. The feasibility of the system and students' attitudes toward it were examined. The system, a multilevel, microprocessor-based computer network, administered tests in a sequential, fixed length…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Testing, Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Testing
Peer reviewedMoe, Kim C.; Johnson, Marilyn F. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
Describes study of 315 secondary school students that investigated their reactions to computerized testing and assessed the practicability of this testing method in the classroom. Two versions of a standardized aptitude test battery used are described, one computerized and one printed, and a survey assessing students' reactions is discussed. (9…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
Deck, Dennis; And Others – 1985
This paper reviews 18 microcomputer software item banks on an individual basis. Software Programs reviewed are AIMS (Academic Instructional Measurement System); CREATE-A-TEST; Exam Builder; Exams and Examiner; MicroCAT; Multiple Choice Files; P.D.Q. Builder; Quiz Rite; Teacher Create Series (5 programs); TAP (Testing Authoring Program); TestBank…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Banks
Linacre, John M. – 1987
This paper describes a computer program in Microsoft BASIC which selects and administers test items from a small item bank. The level of the difficulty of the item selected depends on the test taker's previous response. This adaptive system is based on the Rasch model. The Rasch model uses a unit of measurement based on the logarithm of the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Individual Testing
Arter, Judith A.; Estes, Gary D. – 1985
This handbook is intended for persons who might develop or use an item bank to support their testing program. An item bank is defined as a "large collection of distinguishable test items," with "large" explained as meaning that the number of items available is greater than the number to be used in any one test. The first section of the handbook…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Curriculum
Estes, Gary D., Ed. – 1985
This report and compilation of papers summarizes information collected by an Assessment Development and Use Project, initiated by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) to assist test development efforts by state and local agencies. Specific item banking applications are reported in two case studies, selected because they represent…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Testing, Costs
