Adaptive testing yields more precise achievement-level estimates than conventional classroom tests while using fewer items¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 1980 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1983: tool and model accuracy changes quickly
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on an ERIC document (a report, conference paper or thesis). It is kept because a design page cites it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

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q3 i? In a general biology course, an adaptive test provided substantially more precise estimates of achievement level than conventional tests across the entire achievement range while reducing test length. → Weiss 1980

Evidence¶

Weiss 1980¶

Weiss, David J. (1980). Final Report: Computerized Adaptive Performance Evaluation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED187760

q3 · i? · no source text available to check; the entry prints no effect size · causal · r?

Information comparison study (Research Report 77-7) administering conventional and adaptive tests to over 700 students in a general biology course. The abstract reports "substantially more precise esti- mates ot achievement level than the conventional test" with reduced test length.

"Using the same scoring method, adaptive testilg was found.to yield substantially more precise esti- mates ot achievement level than the conventional test throughout the entire range d't' achievement, while,at the same time reducing the length ofthe test."

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