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Lord, Frederic M.	1
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A Broad-Range Tailored Test of Verbal Ability

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Lord, Frederic M. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1977

A broad-range tailored test of verbal ability, appropriate at any level from fifth grade upwards, is briefly described. The test score places persons at all levels directly on the same score scale. (Author/RC)

Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs

Some Properties of a Bayesian Adaptive Ability Testing Strategy

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McBride, James R. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1977

The results of a series of simulation studies designed to investigate the influence of guessing and item pool characteristics on the bias, accuracy, and information properties of the trait estimates derived from Owen's Bayesian sequential testing strategy are reported. (RC)

Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Oriented Programs