ERIC Number: EJ1464057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0655
EISSN: EISSN-1745-3984
Available Date: 2023-11-10
Incorporating Test-Taking Engagement into Multistage Adaptive Testing Design for Large-Scale Assessments
Okan Bulut1; Guher Gorgun1; Hacer Karamese2
Journal of Educational Measurement, v62 n1 p57-80 2025
The use of multistage adaptive testing (MST) has gradually increased in large-scale testing programs as MST achieves a balanced compromise between linear test design and item-level adaptive testing. MST works on the premise that each examinee gives their best effort when attempting the items, and their responses truly reflect what they know or can do. However, research shows that large-scale assessments may suffer from a lack of test-taking engagement, especially if they are low stakes. Examinees with low test-taking engagement are likely to show noneffortful responding (e.g., answering the items very rapidly without reading the item stem or response options). To alleviate the impact of noneffortful responses on the measurement accuracy of MST, test-taking engagement can be operationalized as a latent trait based on response times and incorporated into the on-the-fly module assembly procedure. To demonstrate the proposed approach, a Monte-Carlo simulation study was conducted based on item parameters from an international large-scale assessment. The results indicated that the on-the-fly module assembly considering both ability and test-taking engagement could minimize the impact of noneffortful responses, yielding more accurate ability estimates and classifications. Implications for practice and directions for future research were discussed.
Descriptors: Response Style (Tests), Testing Problems, Testing Accommodations, Measurement, Monte Carlo Methods, Learner Engagement, Reaction Time, Test Format, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Sample Size
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Alberta; 2University of Wisconsin-Madison