Effects and Underlying Mechanisms of Self-Adapted Testing

Undergraduates participated in 3 experiments related to self-adapted testing. Experiment 1 demonstrated that, in comparison with computerized adaptive testing, self-adapted testing reduced the influence of anxiety on performance but took longer and was less efficient. Experiment 2 indicated that ben...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1995-03, Vol.87 (1), p.103-116
Main Authors: Rocklin, Thomas R, O'Donnell, Angela M, Holst, Patricia M
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Adaptive Testing
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College students
Computerized Assessment
Educational psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
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Item Analysis (Statistical)
Orientation. Evaluation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social research
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