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Comparing the Incomparable: An Essay on the Importance of Big Assumptions and Scant Evidence.
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Wainer, Howard – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1999
Discusses the comparison of groups of individuals who were administered different forms of a test. Focuses on the situation in which there is little overlap in content between the test forms. Reviews equating problems in national tests in Canada and Israel. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Equated Scores, Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests
Some Practical Considerations when Converting a Linearly Administered Test to an Adaptive Format.
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Wainer, 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