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Download full textAckerman, Terry A.; Davey, Tim C. – 1991
An adaptive test can usually match or exceed the measurement precision of conventional tests several times its length. This increased efficiency is not without costs, however, as the models underlying adaptive testing make strong assumptions about examinees and items. Most troublesome is the assumption that item pools are unidimensional. Truly…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Equations (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedGrant, Carolyn D.; Nash, Michael R. – Psychological Assessment, 1995
In a counterbalanced, within subjects, repeated measures design, 130 undergraduates were administered the Computer-Assisted Hypnosis Scale (CAHS) and the Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scale and were hypnotized. The CAHS was shown to be a psychometrically sound instrument for measuring hypnotic ability. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests
Linn, Robert L., Ed. – 1993
This collection explores the theory and applications of educational testing. It is divided into sections on theory and general principles of educational measurement, administration of tests and scoring, and applications of testing. The following chapters present information on test theory and use: (1) "Current Perspectives and Future…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Cognitive Psychology
