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Assisted Self-Adapted Testing: A Comparative Study

Javier RevueltaVicente PonsodaJulio OleaPedro M. HontangasSteven L. Wise

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Sample (material)Similarity (psychology)medicineAnxietyComputerized adaptive testingBig Five personality traitsmedicine.symptomPersonality Assessment InventoryPsychologyApplied PsychologyDevelopmental psychologyClinical psychologyTest (assessment)

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Abstract: A new type of self-adapted test (S-AT), called Assisted Self-Adapted Test (AS-AT), is presented. It differs from an ordinary S-AT in that prior to selecting the difficulty category, the computer advises examinees on their best difficulty category choice, based on their previous performance. Three tests (computerized adaptive test, AS-AT, and S-AT) were compared regarding both their psychometric (precision and efficiency) and psychological (anxiety) characteristics. Tests were applied in an actual assessment situation, in which test scores determined 20% of term grades. A sample of 173 high school students participated. Neither differences in posttest anxiety nor ability were obtained. Concerning precision, AS-AT was as precise as CAT, and both revealed more precision than S-AT. It was concluded that AS-AT acted as a CAT concerning precision. Some hints, but not conclusive support, of the psychological similarity between AS-AT and S-AT was also found.

https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759.20.1.2