Education Institutes

Technology Assisted Student Assessment (TASA) Institute

References

     American Council on Education (1995). Guidelines for Computerized Adaptive Test Development and Use in Education. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education.

     American Educational Research Association (1999). American Psychological Association, National Council on Measurement in Education. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Washington, D. C.: American Educational Research Association.

     Association of Test Publishers (2000). Guidelines for Computer-Based Testing. Washington, D. C.: Association of Test Publishers.

     Chang, H., & Ying, Z. (1999). A-stratified multistage computerized adaptive testing. Applied Psychological Measurement, 23, 211-222.

     Drasgow, F., & Olson-Buchanan, J. B. (Eds.). (1999). Innovations in computerized assessment. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

     Hambleton, R. K., Jodoin, M. G., & Zenisky, A. L. (in press). New computer-based test designs and item formats for the next generation of assessments. International Journal of Testing.

     Mills, C. N., Potenza, M., Fremer, J. J., & Ward, W. C. (Eds.). (2002). Computer-based testing: Building the foundation for future assessments. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

     Parshall, C. G., Spray, J. A., Kalohn, J. C., & Davey, T. (Eds.). (2002). Practical considerations in computer-based testing. New York, NY: Springer.

     Sympson, J. B. & Hetter, R. D. (1985, October). Controlling item exposure rates in computerized adaptive testing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Military Testing Association. San Diego, CA: Navy Personnel Research and Development Center.

     Van der Linden, W. J., & Glas, C.A.W. (Eds.). (2000). Computerized adaptive testing: Theory and practice. Boston, MA: Kluwer.

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Operational CAA Tests and Testing Programs

A number of testing programs have implemented CAA in the last several years. Following is a list of some these CAA testing programs.

The Adaptive Matrices Test (AMT)

The AICPA -- the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

The ASVAB -- the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Test Battery

The BULATS (Business Language Testing Service) Computer Test

CAAE -- the Computerized Adaptive Test of English

The GMAT -- The Graduate Management Admission Test

The GRE -- the Graduate Record Examination

The NAPLEX -- the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination

The NCLEX -- the National Council Licensure Examinations