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Test-Taking Skills in College Students with and without ADHD
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Lewandowski, Lawrence; Gathje, Rebecca A.; Lovett, Benjamin J.; Gordon, Michael – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
College students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often request and receive extended time to complete high-stakes exams and classroom tests. This study examined the performances and behaviors of college students on computerized simulations of high-stakes exams. Thirty-five college students with ADHD were compared to 185 typical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Testing, Vocabulary
Test Anxiety and Test Performance: Comparing Paper-based and Computer-Adaptive Versions of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test.
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Powers, Donald E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
Tests the hypothesis that the introduction of computer-adaptive testing may help to alleviate test anxiety and diminish the relationship between test anxiety and test performance. Compares a sample of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test takers who took the computer-adaptive version of the test with another sample who took the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Nonprint Media, Performance
The Introduction and Comparability of the Computer Adaptive GRE General Test. GRE Board Professional Report No. 88-08aP.
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Schaeffer, Gary A.; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes the results from two studies. The first assessed the comparability of scores derived from linear computer-based (CBT) and computer adaptive (CAT) versions of the three Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test measures. A verbal CAT was taken by 1,507, a quantitative CAT by 1,354, and an analytical CAT by 995…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Equated Scores
The Impact of Time Limits on Test Behaviors.
Lin, Miao-Hsiang – 1986
Specific questions addressed in this study include how time limits affect a test's construct and predictive validities, how time limits affect an examinee's time allocation and test performance, and whether the assumption about how examinees answer items is valid. Interactions involving an examinee's sex and age are studied. Two parallel forms of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Assisted Testing, Construct Validity, Difficulty Level