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Elements of Adaptive Testing

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Editors:
  1. Wim J. van der Linden

    1. CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC, Monterey, U.S.A.

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  2. Cees A.W. Glas

    1. Fac. Behavioural Sciences, Twente University, Enschede, Netherlands

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  • An advanced and comprehensive introduction to the foundation of CAT
  • The latest developments of theory and practice by leading experts
  • Examples of some of the leading operational systems
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Item Selection and Ability Estimation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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  3. ITEM SELECTION AND ABILITY ESTIMATION

    1. Item Selection and Ability Estimation in Adaptive Testing

      • Wim J. van der Linden, Peter J. Pashley
      Pages 3-30

    2. Constrained Adaptive Testing with Shadow Tests

      • Wim J. van der Linden
      Pages 31-55

    3. Principles of Multidimensional Adaptive Testing

      • Daniel O. Segall
      Pages 57-75

    4. Multidimensional Adaptive Testing with Kullback–Leibler Information Item Selection

      • Joris Mulder, Wim J. van der Linden
      Pages 77-101

    5. Sequencing an Adaptive Test Battery

      • Wim J. van der Linden
      Pages 103-119

  4. Applications in Large-Scale Testing Programs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 122-122
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  5. APPLICATIONS IN LARGE-SCALE TESTING PROGRAMS

    1. Adaptive Tests for Measuring Anxiety and Depression

      • Otto B. Walter
      Pages 123-136

    2. MATHCAT: A Flexible Testing System in Mathematics Education for Adults

      • Angela J. Verschoor, Gerard J. J. M. Straetmans
      Pages 137-149

    3. Implementing the Graduate Management Admission Test Computerized Adaptive Test

      • Lawrence M. Rudner
      Pages 151-165

    4. Designing and Implementing a Multistage Adaptive Test: The Uniform CPA Exam

      • Gerald J. Melican, Krista Breithaupt, Yanwei Zhang
      Pages 167-189

    5. A Japanese Adaptive Test of English as a Foreign Language: Developmental and Operational Aspects

      • Yasuko Nogami, Norio Hayashi
      Pages 191-211

  6. Item Pool Development and Maintenance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 214-214
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  7. ITEM POOL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE

    1. Innovative Items for Computerized Testing

      • Cynthia G. Parshall, J. Christine Harmes, Tim Davey, Peter J. Pashley
      Pages 215-230

    2. Designing Item Pools for Adaptive Testing

      • Bernard P. Veldkamp, Wim J. van der Linden
      Pages 231-245

    3. Assembling an Inventory of Multistage Adaptive Testing Systems

      • Krista Breithaupt, Adelaide A. Ariel, Donovan R. Hare
      Pages 247-266

  8. Item Calibration and Model Fit

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 268-268
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  9. ITEM CALIBRATION AND MODEL FIT

    1. Item Parameter Estimation and Item Fit Analysis

      • Cees A. W. Glas
      Pages 269-288

    2. Estimation of the Parameters in an Item-Cloning Model for Adaptive Testing

      • Cees A. W. Glas, Wim J. van der Linden, Hanneke Geerlings
      Pages 289-314
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About this book

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.

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“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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC, Monterey, U.S.A.

    Wim J. van der Linden

  • Fac. Behavioural Sciences, Twente University, Enschede, Netherlands

    Cees A.W. Glas

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