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Gu, Lixiong; Ling, Guangming; Qu, Yanxuan – ETS Research Report Series, 2019
Research has found that the "a"-stratified item selection strategy (STR) for computerized adaptive tests (CATs) may lead to insufficient use of high a items at later stages of the tests and thus to reduced measurement precision. A refined approach, unequal item selection across strata (USTR), effectively improves test precision over the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing, Test Use, Test Items
Wainer, Howard; Thissen, David – 1992
If examinees are permitted to choose to answer a subset of the questions on a test, just knowing which questions were chosen can provide a measure of proficiency that may be as reliable as would have been obtained from the test graded traditionally. This new method of scoring is much less time consuming and expensive for both the examinee and the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Cost Effectiveness, Responses, Scoring

Dodd, Barbara G.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1995
Polytomous item response theory models and the research that has been conducted to investigate a variety of possible operational procedures for polytomous model-based computerized adaptive testing (CAT) are reviewed, along with studies comparing polytomous CAT systems with competing item response theory models. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Item Response Theory, Test Items

Wainer, Howard; Thissen, David – Review of Educational Research, 1994
This article summarizes results from tests that have allowed examinee choice of test items. It paints a bleak psychometric picture for the use of examinee choice within fair tests. Choice is anathema to standardized testing unless the aspects that characterize the test are irrelevant to what is being tested. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Thorndike, Robert L. – 1983
In educational testing, one is concerned to get as much information as possible about a given examinee from each minute of testing time. Maximum information is obtained when the difficulty of each test exercise matches the estimated ability level of the examinee. The goal of adaptive testing is to accomplish this. Adaptive patterns are reviewed…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Latent Trait Theory
Segall, Daniel O. – 1999
Two new methods for improving the measurement precision of a general test factor are proposed and evaluated. One new method provides a multidimensional item response theory estimate obtained from conventional administrations of multiple-choice test items that span general and nuisance dimensions. The other method chooses items adaptively to…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Item Response Theory, Measurement Techniques

Eignor, Daniel R. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1997
The authors of the "Guidelines," a task force of eight, intend to present an organized list of features to be considered in reporting or evaluating computerized-adaptive assessments. Apart from a few weaknesses, the book is a useful and complete document that will be very helpful to test developers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Drasgow, Fritz, Ed.; Olson-Buchanan, Julie B., Ed. – 1999
Chapters in this book present the challenges and dilemmas faced by researchers as they created new computerized assessments, focusing on issues addressed in developing, scoring, and administering the assessments. Chapters are: (1) "Beyond Bells and Whistles; An Introduction to Computerized Assessment" (Julie B. Olson-Buchanan and Fritz Drasgow);…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Scoring

Eggen, T. J. H. M.; Straetmans, G. J. J. M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2000
Studied the use of adaptive testing when examinees are classified into three categories. Established testing algorithms with two different statistical computation procedures and evaluated them through simulation using an operative item bank from Dutch basic adult education. Results suggest a reduction of at least 22% in the mean number of items…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adult Education, Algorithms, Classification
Carlson, Sybil B.; Ward, William C. – 1988
Issues concerning the cost and feasibility of using Formulating Hypotheses (FH) test item types for the Graduate Record Examinations have slowed research into their use. This project focused on two major issues that need to be addressed in considering FH items for operational use: the costs of scoring and the assignment of scores along a range of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Costs, Pilot Projects

Mills, Craig N.; Stocking, Martha L. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1996
Issues that must be addressed in the large-scale application of computerized adaptive testing are explored, including considerations of test design, scoring, test administration, item and item bank development, and other aspects of test construction. Possible solutions and areas in which additional work is needed are identified. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Vispoel, Walter P.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1997
Efficiency, precision, and concurrent validity of results from adaptive and fixed-item music listening tests were studied using: (1) 2,200 simulated examinees; (2) 204 live examinees; and (3) 172 live examinees. Results support the usefulness of adaptive tests for measuring skills that require aurally produced items. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Laurier, Michel – 1990
Computerized adaptive testing for language teaching and learning takes advantage of two properties of the computer: its number-crunching and multiple-branching capabilities. Adaptive testing has also been called tailored testing because it aims at presenting items that suit the student's competence and that are informative, using an item bank and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries, French
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
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
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