Simulations of adaptive, multistage, and fixed form tests show the adaptation measures can be used operationally to identify difficulties with adaptation¶
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q2 i? Applying the three measures to simulated adaptive, multistage, and fixed form tests demonstrates how they could be used in operational settings to identify difficulties with adaptation. → NWEA Research 2020
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NWEA Research 2020¶
NWEA Research. (2020). Three measures of test adaptation based on optimal test information. Journal of Computerized Adaptive Testing 8(1), 1-19. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/three-measures-of-test-adaptation-based-on-optimal-test-information/
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Simulation study applying the three measures to adaptive, multistage, and fixed form tests. The abstract reports the measures were applied "to describe how the measures could be used in an operational setting to identify difficulties with adaptation." No effect sizes or test statistics are printed in the available text.
"The three measures are applied to simulations of adaptive, multistage, and fixed form tests to describe how the measures could be used in an operational setting to identify difficulties with adaptation and to suggest processes for improving adaptivity."
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Simulations of adaptive, multistage, and fixed form tests show the adaptation measures can be used operationally to identify difficulties with adaptation |
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Simulations of adaptive, multistage, and fixed form tests show the adaptation measures can be used operationally to identify difficulties with adaptation |
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