Elements of Adaptive Testing / Edition 1

by Wim J. van der Linden, Cees A.W. Glas

Overview

The arrival of the computer in educational and psychological testing has led to the current popularity of adaptive testing—-a testing format in which the computer uses statistical information about the test items to automatically adapt their selection to a real-time update of the test taker’s ability estimate. This book covers such key features of adaptive testing as item selection and ability estimation, adaptive testing with multidimensional abilities, sequencing adaptive test batteries, multistage adaptive testing, item-pool design and maintenance, estimation of item and item-family parameters, item and person fit, as well as adaptive mastery and classification testing. It also shows how these features are used in the daily operations of several large-scale adaptive testing programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387854595
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	02/16/2010
Series:	Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	438
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

Part I Item Selection and Ability Estimation

1 Item Selection and Ability Estimation in Adaptive Testing Wim J. van der Linden Peter J. Pashley 3

2 Constrained Adaptive Testing with Shadow Tests Wim J. van der Linden 31

3 Principles of Multidimensional Adaptive Testing Daniel O. Segall 57

4 Multidimensional Adaptive Testing with Kullback-Leibler Information Item Selection Joris Mulder Wim J. van der Linden 77

5 Sequencing an Adaptive Test Battery Wim J. van der Linden 103

Part II Applications in Large-Scale Testing Programs

6 Adaptive Tests for Measuring Anxiety and Depression Otto B. Walter 123

7 Mathcat: A Flexible Testing System in Mathematics Education for Adults Angela J. Verschoor Gerard J.J.M. Straetmans 137

8 Implementing the Graduate Management Admission Test Computerized Adaptive Test Lawrence M. Rudner 151

9 Designing and Implementing a Multistage Adaptive Test: The Uniform CPA Exam Gerald J. Melican Krista Breithaupt Yanwei Zhang 167

10 A Japanese Adaptive Test of English as a Foreign Language: Developmental and Operational Aspects Yasuko Nogami Norio Hayashi 191

Part III Item Pool Development and Maintenance

11 Innovative Items for Computerized Testing Cynthia G. Parshall J. Christine Harmes Tim Davey Peter J. Pashley 215

12 Designing Item Pools for Adaptive Testing Bernard P. Veldkamp Wim J. van der Linden 231

13 Assembling an Inventory of Multistage Adaptive Testing Systems Krista Breithaupt Adelaide A. Ariel Donovan R. Hare 247

Part IV Item Calibration and Model Fit

14 Item Parameter Estimation and Item Fit Analysis Cees A.W. Glas 269

15 Estimation of the Parameters in an Item-Cloning Model for Adaptive Testing Cees A.W. Glas Wim J. van der Linden Hanneke Geerlings 289

16 Detecting Person Misfit in Adaptive Testing Rob R. Meijer Edith M.L.A. van Krimpen-Stoop 315

17 The Investigation of Differential Item Functioning in Adaptive Tests Rebecca Zwick 331

Part V Multistage and Mastery Testing

18 Multistage Testing: Issues, Designs, and Research April Zenisky Ronald K. Hambleton Richard M. Luecht 355

19 Three-Category Adaptive Classification Testing Theo J.H.M. Eggen 373

20 Testlet-Based Adaptive Mastery Testing Hans J. Vos Cees A.W. Glas 389

21 Adaptive Mastery Testing Using a Multidimensional IRT Model Cees A.W. Glas Hans J. Vos 409

Index 433

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“Elements of Adaptive Testing is an excellent book on the current state-of-the-art in CAT … . a highly advanced text, which makes the book most suitable for researchers in the field of adaptive testing. … Elements of Adaptive Testing covers key features of adaptive testing and addresses many complex design and analysis issues involved, thereby making a crucial read for researchers in any field of CAT.” (Usama S. Ali and Peter W. van Rijn, Psychometrika, Vol. 78, 2013)

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