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Peer reviewedAlmond, Russell G.; Mislevy, Robert J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1999
Considers computerized adaptive testing from the perspective of graphical modeling (GM). GM provides methods for making inferences about multifaceted skills and knowledge and for extracting data from complex performances. Provides examples from language-proficiency assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Download full textMislevy, Robert J.; Almond, Russell G. – 1997
This paper synthesizes ideas from the fields of graphical modeling and education testing, particularly item response theory (IRT) applied to computerized adaptive testing (CAT). Graphical modeling can offer IRT a language for describing multifaceted skills and knowledge, and disentangling evidence from complex performances. IRT-CAT can offer…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing, Higher Education
