Use of a Computerized Adaptive Testing Model for ESOL/Bilingual Entry/Exit Decision Making: A Preliminary Study.

Gross, Susan; Stevenson, Jose W.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Use of a Computerized Adaptive Testing Model for ESOL/Bilingual Entry/Exit Decision Making: A Preliminary Study.

Gross, Susan; Stevenson, Jose W.

Spectrum, v4 n4 p14-20 Fall 1986

Presents the preliminary results of a comparison of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) and conventional testing of English competency for students with limited English proficiency. The CAT procedure, which uses computers and a measurement theory known as Item Response Theory (IRT), provides several benefits that traditional paper and pencil assessment lacks. (IW)

Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English (Second Language), Minimum Competency Testing, Testing, Testing Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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