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Computerized adaptive testing : from concept to implementation / David J. Weiss, Alper Şahin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weiss, David J., author.
- Şahin, Alper, author.
- Series:
- Methodology in the social sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computer adaptive testing.
- Psychological tests--Data processing.
- Psychological tests.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Guilford Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Series Editor's Note
- Preface
- Contents
- Part I. The Why, What, and How of CAT
- 1. Why CAT?
- What Is CAT?
- Benefits of CAT
- Psychometric Benefits
- Benefits for Examinees
- Organizational Benefits
- Challenges of CAT
- Organizational Challenges
- Examinee Challenges
- Psychometric Challenges
- When Is CAT Feasible and When Is It Not?
- 2. The Birth of Adaptive Testing and Its Current Status
- Binet's Adaptive Test
- The Evolution of Adaptive Testing into CAT
- Early Approaches to CAT
- Two-Stage and Multistage Tests
- CATs from "Pyramidal" Item Structures
- The Self-Scoring Flexilevel Test
- The Stratified-Adaptive Test
- Deficiencies of the Early Approaches to CAT
- The Current Status of Applications of CAT
- 3. Item Response Theory Used in CAT
- Item Response Functions for Dichotomously Scored Items
- Option Response Functions for Polytomously Scored Items
- Information Functions
- Item Information Functions
- Test and Bank Information Functions
- Measuring People with IRT
- Maximum Likelihood Estimation of O
- Variations of Maximum Likelihood Estimation
- Linking and Equating
- Estimating IRT Item Parameters
- Selecting a Software Package
- Interpreting the Output
- Summary
- Advanced Topic: Item Parameter Estimation for Complex Models
- 4. Using CAT to Measure Individual Differences
- The Components of a Measurement CAT
- The Item Bank
- Beginning a CAT
- Selecting the Next Item
- Scoring Examinees
- Ending the CAT
- Putting It All Together: How CAT Works
- Sample CAT: Examinee A
- Sample CAT: Examinee B
- Some Properties of Fully Adaptive IRT-Based CATs
- Advanced Issues
- CAT Item Selection
- Ending a CAT
- 5. CAT for Classification and Classification Plus Measurement
- Setting the Cutscore
- The Bank Response Function
- Types of Classification Applications
- Testing for Classification Only
- Adaptive Classification Test (ACT)
- Testing for Classification Plus Measurement
- Cutscore- versus Estimate-Based Item Selection
- Ending an SCT When a O Estimate Is Too Close to the Cutscore
- Classifying with More Than Two Cutscores
- Classifying from Multiple Measurements
- Part II. Getting Your CAT Operational
- 6. Feasibility and Planning
- Developing a Business Case
- The Item Bank
- Options and Costs
- Costs of Test Delivery
- Delivering High-Stakes CATs
- Custom Test Center Costs
- Potential Risks
- Psychometric Risks
- Nonpsychometric Risks
- Additional Considerations
- Developing a Project Plan
- Stakeholder Buy-In
- Implementing Simulations to Facilitate CAT Design
- Conclusions
- 7. Developing a CAT Item Bank: Writing and Evaluating Items
- How Many Items Do I Need in My Bank?
- Write as Many Items as You Can
- Do Not Build an Item Bank Solely for Today-Think about the Future as Well
- What Kinds of Items Work for CAT?
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Weiss, David J. Computerized adaptive testing.
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781462554539
- 1462554539
- Publisher Number:
- 40032317870
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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