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Li, Yuan H.; Schafer, William D. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2005
Under a multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) computerized adaptive testing (CAT) testing scenario, a trait estimate (theta) in one dimension will provide clues for subsequently seeking a solution in other dimensions. This feature may enhance the efficiency of MIRT CAT's item selection and its scoring algorithms compared with its…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Item Banks, Computation, Psychological Studies
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Stock, Steven E.; Davies, Daniel K.; Wehmeyer, Michael L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
Assessment has always been an integral component of the educational process, but the importance to students of performing effectively on district and statewide tests has increased the visibility of testing and assessment for students with and without disabilities. There are several factors that limit the reliability of common testing formats for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Mental Retardation, Adaptive Testing, Evaluation Methods
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van der Linden, Wim J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2006
Two local methods for observed-score equating are applied to the problem of equating an adaptive test to a linear test. In an empirical study, the methods were evaluated against a method based on the test characteristic function (TCF) of the linear test and traditional equipercentile equating applied to the ability estimates on the adaptive test…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Format, Equated Scores
Zwick, Rebecca; And Others – 1993
Simulated data were used to investigate the performance of modified versions of the Mantel-Haenszel and standardization methods of differential item functioning (DIF) analysis in computer-adaptive tests (CATs). Each "examinee" received 25 items out of a 75-item pool. A three-parameter logistic item response model was assumed, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation, Error of Measurement
Slater, Sharon C.; Schaeffer, Gary A. – 1996
The General Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) includes three operational sections that are separately timed and scored. A "no score" is reported if the examinee answers fewer than 80% of the items or if the examinee does not answer all of the items and leaves the section before time expires. The 80%…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Equal Education
Bizot, Elizabeth B.; Goldman, Steven H. – 1994
A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of choice of item response theory (IRT) model, parameter calibration group, starting ability estimate, and stopping criterion on the conversion of an 80-item vocabulary test to computer adaptive format. Three parameter calibration groups were tested: (1) a group of 1,000 high school seniors, (2) a…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Estimation (Mathematics)
De Champlain, Andre; Gessaroli, Marc E. – 1996
The use of indices and statistics based on nonlinear factor analysis (NLFA) has become increasingly popular as a means of assessing the dimensionality of an item response matrix. Although the indices and statistics currently available to the practitioner have been shown to be useful and accurate in many testing situations, few studies have…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Chi Square, Computer Assisted Testing, Factor Analysis
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Plake, Barbara S.; And Others – 1994
In self-adapted testing (SAT), examinees select the difficulty level of items administered. This study investigated three variations of prior information provided when taking an SAT: (1) no information (examinees selected item difficulty levels without prior information); (2) view (examinees inspected a typical item from each difficulty level…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level
Lam, Tit-Loong; Foong, Yoke-Yeen – 1991
This simulation study involved the design of two two-stage tests in which the routing tests and the second-stage measurement testlets took the form of a multidimensional knapsack problem with prespecified target informations and constraints to be enumerated using the algorithm of E. Balas. Two conventional tests of similar length to the two-stage…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
McKinley, Robert L.; Reckase, Mark D. – 1983
A two-stage study was conducted to compare the ability estimates yielded by tailored testing procedures based on the one-parameter logistic (1PL) and three-parameter logistic (3PL) models. The first stage of the study employed real data, while the second stage employed simulated data. In the first stage, response data for 3,000 examinees were…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Estimation (Mathematics), Item Banks
Samejima, Fumiko – 1982
Because of the recent popularity of the three-parameter logistic model among the researchers who apply latent trait theory, it will be worthwhile to investigate the effect of noise accommodated in different models. In the present paper, four types of models on the dichotomous response level, Types A, B, C and D, are considered. Type A does not…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Goodness of Fit, Latent Trait Theory, Mathematical Models
McBride, James R. – 1989
A pilot study of a computerized adaptive test of mathematics achievement was conducted in May and June 1989 in selected schools of the San Diego Unified School District. The study evaluated the usefulness of the test for determining eligibility for Chapter 1 programs in mathematics. The test was a prototype battery of three adaptive tests: (1)…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
De Ayala, R. J. – 1990
The effect of dimensionality on an adaptive test's ability estimation was examined. Two-dimensional data sets, which differed from one another in the interdimensional ability association, the correlation among the difficulty parameters, and whether the item discriminations were or were not confounded with item difficulty, were generated for 1,600…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing
Moe, Kim C.; Johnson, Marilyn F. – 1986
This study investigated participants' reactions to computerized testing and assessed the practicability of this testing method in the classroom. A sample of 315 secondary-level students took a computerized and a printed version of a standardized aptitude test battery and a survey assessing their reactions to the computerized testing. Overall…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
McBride, James R.; Sympson, J. B. – 1982
The Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) project is a joint Armed Services coordinated effort to develop and evaluate a system for automated, adaptive administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The CAT is a system for administering personnel tests that differs from conventional test administration in two major…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
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