Open AccessPRACTICAL ISSUES IN LARGE‐SCALE HIGH‐STAKES COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING
Author(s) -
Mills Craig N.,
Stocking Martha L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
ets research report series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 5
ISSN - 2330-8516
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1995.tb01658.x
Subject(s) - computerized adaptive testing , computer science , scale (ratio) , management science , data science , item response theory , risk analysis (engineering) , psychology , psychometrics , engineering , medicine , clinical psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
Computerized adaptive testing (CAT), while well‐grounded in psychometric theory, has had few large‐scale applications for high‐stakes, secure tests in the past. This is now changing as the cost of computing has declined rapidly. As is always true at such junctures where theory is translated into practice, many practical issues arise that must now be addressed. This paper discusses a number of such issues and sketches out potential problems and potential solutions. Our purpose is to encourage further development of solutions to the issues presented as well as other practical issues facing measurement professionals involved with the implementation of adaptive testing.