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Computerized adaptive testing : from inquiry to operation / edited by William A. Sands, Brian K. Waters, James R. McBride.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychological tests--Data processing.
- Psychological tests.
- Computer adaptive testing.
- Psychological Tests--statistics & numerical data.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychological Tests--statistics & numerical data.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1997]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- This book traces the development of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) from its origins in the 1960s to its integration with the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) in the 1990s. A paper-and-pencil version of the battery (P&P-ASVAB) has been used by the Defense Department since the 1970s to measure the abilities of applicants for military service. The test scores are used both for initial qualification and for classification into entry-level training opportunities. /// This volume provides the developmental history of the CAT-ASVAB through its various stages in the Joint-Service arena. Although the majority of the book concerns the myriad technical issues that were identified and resolved, information is provided on various political and funding support challenges that were successfully overcome in developing, testing, and implementing the battery into one of the nation's largest testing programs. The book provides useful information to professionals in the testing community and everyone interested in personnel assessment and evaluation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-278) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1998. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1998 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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