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Download full textReshetar, Rosemary A.; And Others – 1992
This study examined performance of a simulated computerized adaptive test that was designed to help direct the development of a medical recertification examination. The item pool consisted of 229 single-best-answer items from a random sample of 3,000 examinees, calibrated using the two-parameter logistic model. Examinees' responses were known. For…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Classification, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
Wheeler, Patricia H. – 1992
Issues of the relative costs of multiple choice tests and alternative types of assessment are explored. Before alternative assessments in large-scale or small-scale programs are used, attention must be given to cost considerations and the resources required to develop and implement the assessment. Major categories of cost to be considered are…
Descriptors: Administration, Alternative Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response
