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Computerized adaptive test item response theory

Computerized adaptive testing based on item response theory is a sequential measurement procedure in which a computer algorithm selects successive test items tailored to each examinee's estimated ability level. Drawing on IRT to model item characteristics and ability estimation, CAT delivers precise scores with far fewer items than fixed-length tests, making it efficient for high-stakes assessments, clinical screening, and large-scale surveys.

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Computerized Adaptive Testing based on Item Response Theory
Taxonomic method record · latent-structure / psychometrics
  • Wainer, H. (Ed.). (2000). Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Primer (2nd ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. · ISBN 978-0805835113
  • van der Linden, W. J., & Glas, C. A. W. (Eds.). (2010). Elements of Adaptive Testing. Springer. · DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-85461-8
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Taxonomic bucketConfirmatory factor analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyEFAmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketItem Response Theorymachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyRasch Modelmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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