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Mills, C.N., Steffen, M. (2000). The GRE Computer Adaptive Test: Operational Issues. In: van der Linden, W.J., Glas, G.A. (eds) Computerized Adaptive Testing: Theory and Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47531-6_4

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