On Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Tests.

Wainer, Howard

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Publication Date: 1983

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On Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Tests.

Wainer, Howard

Journal of College Admissions, v27 n4 p9-16 Apr 1983

Discusses changes in testing as a result of the availability of extensive inexpensive computing and some recent developments in statistical test theory. Describes the role of the Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) and modern Item Response Theory (IRT) in ability testing tailored to each student's knowledge and ability. (JAC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Individual Testing, Latent Trait Theory, State of the Art Reviews, Test Interpretation, Test Items, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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