Effects and Underlying Mechanisms of Self-Adapted Testing

Undergraduates participated in 3 experiments related to self-adapted testing. Experiment 1 demonstrated that, in comparison with computerized adaptive testing, self-adapted testing reduced the influence of anxiety on performance but took longer and was less efficient. Experiment 2 indicated that ben...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1995-03, Vol.87 (1), p.103-116
Main Authors: Rocklin, Thomas R, O'Donnell, Angela M, Holst, Patricia M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive Testing
Biological and medical sciences
College students
Computerized Assessment
Educational psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Item Analysis (Statistical)
Orientation. Evaluation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social research
Tests
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Summary:Undergraduates participated in 3 experiments related to self-adapted testing. Experiment 1 demonstrated that, in comparison with computerized adaptive testing, self-adapted testing reduced the influence of anxiety on performance but took longer and was less efficient. Experiment 2 indicated that benefits of self-adapted testing cannot be attributed solely to item ordering. Instead, active choice of item difficulty seems to be necessary. Experiment 3 demonstrated that the provision of feedback increased the efficiency of the test but had no effect on estimates of ability derived. The potential of self-adapted testing to reduce the influence of extraneous sources of variation in test performance is discussed.
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.87.1.103