Computerized Instructional Adaptive Testing Model: Formulation and Validation.

Abstract

The study included a formulation of eight versions of an adaptive testing model and computer simulations used to compare the accuracy and efficiency of the versions to each other and to conventional testing modes. The adaptive testing model was designed to be applicable to the needs and problems incurred in assessing mastery/non-mastery of instructional objectives by trainees. The overall purpose was to design a testing model that could provide greater accuracy in mastery/non-mastery classifications with fewer test items than are presented with conventional tests. The study included two phases of computer-simulated tests of the models. The first phase employed Monte Carlo simulations; the second used existing data obtained from trainees in a Weapons Mechanics training course. The results of the first phase showed that one of the versions was superior in accuracy to a conventional testing procedure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA081855

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  • Stanley J. Kalisch Jr

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  • C4I
  • Human Systems

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  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Experimental Design
  • Human Resources
  • Information Science
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Simulations
  • Statistics

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