Computer-adaptive testing: the impact of test characteristics on perceived performance and test takers' reactions.
This study examined how specific features of adaptive tests are related to test takers' reactions. Participants took a computer-adaptive test in which 2 features, difficulty of the initial item and difficulty of subsequent items, were manipulated, then responded to questionnaires assessing their rea...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Psychology Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 320 - 333 |
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American Psychological Association
April 2002
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