Constrained adaptive testing with shadow tests

Wim J. van der Linden

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-85461-8_2

Constrained adaptive testing with shadow tests

Wim J. van der Linden

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The intuitive principle underlying adaptive testing is that a test has better measurement properties if the difficulties of its items match the ability of the examinee. Items that are too easy or difficult have predictable responses and cannot provide much information about the ability of the examinee. The first to formalize this principle was Birnbaum (1968). The information measure he used was Fisher’s well-known information in the sample.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Elements of adaptive testing
Editors	Wim J. van der Linden, Cees A.W. Glas
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Springer
Pages	31-55
ISBN (Print)	978-0-387-85461-8, 978-1-282-83502-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85461-8_2
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Name	Statistics for social and behavioral sciences
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Constrained adaptive testing with shadow tests
van der Linden, W. J., 2000, Computer adaptive testing: Theory and practice. van der Linden, W. J. & Glas, C. A. W. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 27-52 25 p.
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Constrained adaptive testing with shadow tests
van der Linden, W. J., 25 Apr 2000.
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