A THEORETICAL STUDY OF TWO-STAGE TESTING

Abstract

When items cannot be answered correctly by guessing, certain two- stage testing procedures are about as effective over the ability range of interest as the 'best' up-and-down procedures studied previously. A two-stage testing procedure consists of a routing test followed by one of several alternative second-stage tests. The choice of the second-stage test administered is determined by the examinee's score on the routing test. The study attempts to find, under specified restrictions, some good designs for two- stage testing. A 'good' procedure is one that provides reasonably accurate measurement for examinees who would obtain near-perfect or near-zero scores on a conventional test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699552

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  • Frederic M. Lord

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  • Educational Testing Service

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