Weigh stated considerations before adopting computerized adaptive testing¶

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Description¶

The publication is framed as guidance for education agencies considering computerized adaptive testing: its title, "Measuring Up: Considerations for Adopting Computerized Adaptive Testing", signals that adoption decisions should be preceded by weighing considerations rather than adopting CAT outright. The strategy is for decision-makers to review such considerations — including the claimed validity and reliability potential of CAT relative to non-adaptive tests — before implementation. The page itself provides only the framing and a brief overview, not the considerations in detail.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Adopters need information about CAT's mechanism and its claimed validity and reliability advantages relative to non-adaptive tests before deciding to adopt

Constraints¶

• The available page text presents only an overview and does not print the specific considerations themselves

Target Learners¶

• K-12 and other students taking educational assessments

Target Learning Goals¶

• Accurate and reliable measurement of student achievement

Related Strategies¶

• Adopt computerized adaptive testing to serve both low- and high-achieving students
• Efficiently test school report card design changes at scale before adopting them

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• REL Mid-Atlantic. (2019). Measuring Up: Considerations for Adopting Computerized Adaptive Testing. Washington, DC: Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measuring-up-considerations-for-adopting-computerized-adaptive-testing