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A Closer Look at Using Judgments of Item Difficulty to Change Answers on Computerized Adaptive Tests
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Direct linkVispoel, Walter P.; Clough, Sara J.; Bleiler, Timothy – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2005
Recent studies have shown that restricting review and answer change opportunities on computerized adaptive tests (CATs) to items within successive blocks reduces time spent in review, satisfies most examinees' desires for review, and controls against distortion in proficiency estimates resulting from intentional incorrect answering of items prior…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Item Analysis, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
Vispoel, Walter P.; And Others – 1992
The effects of review options (the opportunity for examinees to review and change answers) on the magnitude, reliability, efficiency, and concurrent validity of scores obtained from three types of computerized vocabulary tests (fixed item, adaptive, and self-adapted) were studied. Subjects were 97 college students at a large midwestern university…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, College Students, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
