Altering the Level of Difficulty in Computer Adaptive Testing.

Bergstrom, Betty A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1992

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Altering the Level of Difficulty in Computer Adaptive Testing.

Bergstrom, Betty A.; And Others

Applied Measurement in Education, v5 n2 p137-49 1992

Effects of altering test difficulty on examinee ability measures and test length in a computer adaptive test were studied for 225 medical technology students in 3 test difficulty conditions. Results suggest that, with an item pool of sufficient depth and breadth, acceptable targeting to test difficulty is possible. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Change, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level, Error of Measurement, Higher Education, Item Banks, Item Response Theory, Medical Technologists, Probability, Test Items, Test Length

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