CATs can effectively address the validity threat posed by unmotivated examinees in low-stakes testing¶

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Currency · newest study 2014 · checked against its sources 2026-10-09 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Computerized adaptive testing can effectively address the validity threat that unmotivated examinees pose to low-stakes test scores. → Steven Wise 2014

Evidence¶

Steven Wise 2014¶

Steven Wise. (2014). The utility of adaptive testing in addressing the problem of unmotivated examinees. Journal of Computerized Adaptive Testing, 2(1), 1–17. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/the-utility-of-adaptive-testing-in-addressing-the-problem-of-unmotivated-examinees/

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The abstract states the review demonstrates CATs' advantages include "effectively addressing the validity threat posed by unmotivated examinees"; no effect sizes or study-level details are printed in the supplied text.

"and effectively addressing the validity threat posed by unmotivated examinees."

Discussion¶

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