Dynamic Multistage Testing: A Highly Efficient and Regulated Adaptive Testing Method

Autor/inn/en	Luo, Xiao; Wang, Xinrui
Titel	Dynamic Multistage Testing: A Highly Efficient and Regulated Adaptive Testing Method
Quelle	In: International Journal of Testing, 19 (2019) 3, S.227-247 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1530-5058
DOI	10.1080/15305058.2019.1621871
Schlagwörter	Adaptive Testing; Computer Assisted Testing; Test Construction; Psychometrics; Efficiency; Test Content; Test Items; Test Length + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Testaufgabe; Test content
Abstract	This study introduced dynamic multistage testing (dy-MST) as an improvement to existing adaptive testing methods. dy-MST combines the advantages of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) and computerized adaptive multistage testing (ca-MST) to create a highly efficient and regulated adaptive testing method. In the test construction phase, multistage panels are assembled using similar design principles and assembly techniques with ca-MST. In the administration phase, items are adaptively administered from a dynamic interim pool. A large-scale simulation study was conducted to evaluate the merits of dy-MST, and it found that dy-MST significantly reduced test length while maintaining the identical classification accuracy with the full-length tests and meeting all content requirements effectively. Psychometrically, the testing efficiency in dy-MST was comparable to CAT. Operationally, dy-MST allows for holistic pre-administration management of test content directly at the test level. Thus, dy-MST is deemed appropriate for delivering adaptive tests with high efficiency and well-controlled content. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01