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Peer reviewedWelch, R. Edwin; Frick, Theodore W. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Discusses the use of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) in the classroom. Highlights include item response theory; sequential probability ratio test (SPRT); combining SPRT with expert system reasoning, resulting in EXSPRT; and a study of college students that examined the efficiency and accuracy of the various CAT methods discussed. (Contains 16…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Expert Systems, Higher Education
