Can Examinees Use a Review Option To Obtain Positively Biased Ability Estimates on a Computerized Adaptive Test?.

Vispoel, Walter P.; Rocklin, Thomas R.; Wang, Tianyou; Bleiler, Timothy

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Publication Date: 1999

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Can Examinees Use a Review Option To Obtain Positively Biased Ability Estimates on a Computerized Adaptive Test?

Vispoel, Walter P.; Rocklin, Thomas R.; Wang, Tianyou; Bleiler, Timothy

Journal of Educational Measurement, v36 n2 p141-57 Sum 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 yields deflated ability estimates. (SLD)

Descriptors: Ability, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Review (Reexamination), Simulation

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Language: English

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