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Jacobson, Robert L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1993
The emergence of computerized adaptive tests (CATs), which customize assessment for each individual, may mean more efficient testing. A CAT version of the Graduate Record Examination is in production. Critics have many questions about the technique, which is based on item response theory. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Change, Higher Education, Individual Differences