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Computerized adaptive testing : a primer

Author: Howard Wainer; Neil J Dorans; et al
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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"This primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing - technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory. Based on years of research, this book educates the novice and serves as a compendium of state-of-the-art information for professionals interested in computerized testing in the areas of education, psychology, and other related social  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Howard Wainer; Neil J Dorans; et al
ISBN: 0805835113 9780805835113
OCLC Number: 43115144
Description: xxiii, 335 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Foreword to the First Edition / C. Victor Bunderson --
Foreword to the Second Edition / Drew H. Gitomer --
Preface to the First Edition / Howard Wainer --
Preface to the Second Edition / Howard Wainer --
1. Introduction and History / Howard Wainer --
2. System Design and Operation / Bert F. Green --
3. Item Pools / Ronald Flaugher --
4. Item Response Theory, Item Calibration, and Proficiency Estimation / Howard Wainer and Robert J. Mislevy --
5. Testing Algorithms / David Thissen and Robert J. Mislevy --
6. Scaling and Equating / Neil J. Dorans --
7. Reliability and Measurement Precision / David Thissen --
8. Validity / Lynne Steinberg, David Thissen and Howard Wainer
Responsibility: by Howard Wainer with Neil J. Dorans ... [et al.].
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Since it was developed in the 1960s, Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) has since become a standard in vocational testing. Looking at CAT in education, this book covers topics such as item response  Read more...

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schema:reviewBody""This primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing - technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory. Based on years of research, this book educates the novice and serves as a compendium of state-of-the-art information for professionals interested in computerized testing in the areas of education, psychology, and other related social sciences. A hypothetical test, taken as a prelude to employment, is used as a common example throughout to highlight the book's most important features and problems."--BOOK JACKET."
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