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Peer reviewedVispoel, Walter P.; Rocklin, Thomas R.; Wang, Tianyou; Bleiler, Timothy – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1999
Investigated the effectiveness of H. Wainer's (1993) strategy for obtaining positively biased ability estimates when examinees can review and change answers on computerized adaptive tests. Results, based on simulation and testing data from 87 college students, show that the Wainer strategy sometimes yields inflated ability estimates and sometimes…
Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVispoel, Walter P.; Hendrickson, Amy B.; Bleiler, Timothy – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2000
Evaluated the effectiveness of vocabulary computerized adaptive tests (CATs) with restricted review in a live testing setting involving 242 college students in which special efforts were made to increase test efficiency and reduce the possibility of obtaining positively biased proficiency estimates. Results suggest the efficacy of allowing limited…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Attitudes, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing
