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Peer reviewedWainer, Howard – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1993
Some cautions are sounded for converting a linearly administered test to an adaptive format. Four areas are identified in which practices broadly used in traditionally constructed tests can have adverse effects if thoughtlessly adopted when a test is administered in an adaptive mode. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Practices, Test Construction
