001492817 000__ 05070nam\\2200565\i\4500 001492817 001__ 1492817 001492817 003__ NhCcYBP 001492817 005__ 20240619003309.0 001492817 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001492817 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001492817 008__ 240505s2024\\\\nyu\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001492817 020__ $$a9781462554539 001492817 020__ $$a1462554539 001492817 020__ $$z9781462554515 001492817 020__ $$z1462554512 001492817 040__ $$aNhCcYBP$$cNhCcYBP 001492817 050_4 $$aBF176.2$$b.W45 2024 001492817 08204 $$a153.9/30285$$223/eng/20240522 001492817 1001_ $$aWeiss, David J.,$$eauthor. 001492817 24510 $$aComputerized adaptive testing :$$bfrom concept to implementation /$$cDavid J. Weiss, Alper Şahin. 001492817 264_1 $$aNew York :$$bThe Guilford Press,$$c[2024] 001492817 300__ $$a1 online resource. 001492817 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001492817 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001492817 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001492817 4901_ $$aMethodology in the social sciences 001492817 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001492817 5050_ $$aCover -- Half Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Series Editor's Note -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I. The Why, What, and How of CAT -- 1. Why CAT? -- What Is CAT? -- Benefits of CAT -- Psychometric Benefits -- Benefits for Examinees -- Organizational Benefits -- Challenges of CAT -- Organizational Challenges -- Examinee Challenges -- Psychometric Challenges -- When Is CAT Feasible and When Is It Not? -- 2. The Birth of Adaptive Testing and Its Current Status -- Binet's Adaptive Test -- The Evolution of Adaptive Testing into CAT -- Early Approaches to CAT 001492817 5058_ $$aTwo-Stage and Multistage Tests -- CATs from "Pyramidal" Item Structures -- The Self-Scoring Flexilevel Test -- The Stratified-Adaptive Test -- Deficiencies of the Early Approaches to CAT -- The Current Status of Applications of CAT -- 3. Item Response Theory Used in CAT -- Item Response Functions for Dichotomously Scored Items -- Option Response Functions for Polytomously Scored Items -- Information Functions -- Item Information Functions -- Test and Bank Information Functions -- Measuring People with IRT -- Maximum Likelihood Estimation of O -- Variations of Maximum Likelihood Estimation 001492817 5058_ $$aLinking and Equating -- Estimating IRT Item Parameters -- Selecting a Software Package -- Interpreting the Output -- Summary -- Advanced Topic: Item Parameter Estimation for Complex Models -- 4. Using CAT to Measure Individual Differences -- The Components of a Measurement CAT -- The Item Bank -- Beginning a CAT -- Selecting the Next Item -- Scoring Examinees -- Ending the CAT -- Putting It All Together: How CAT Works -- Sample CAT: Examinee A -- Sample CAT: Examinee B -- Some Properties of Fully Adaptive IRT-Based CATs -- Advanced Issues -- CAT Item Selection -- Ending a CAT 001492817 5058_ $$a5. CAT for Classification and Classification Plus Measurement -- Setting the Cutscore -- The Bank Response Function -- Types of Classification Applications -- Testing for Classification Only -- Adaptive Classification Test (ACT) -- Testing for Classification Plus Measurement -- Advanced Issues -- Cutscore- versus Estimate-Based Item Selection -- Ending an SCT When a O Estimate Is Too Close to the Cutscore -- Classifying with More Than Two Cutscores -- Classifying from Multiple Measurements -- Part II. Getting Your CAT Operational -- 6. Feasibility and Planning -- Developing a Business Case 001492817 5058_ $$aThe Item Bank -- Options and Costs -- Costs of Test Delivery -- Delivering High-Stakes CATs -- Custom Test Center Costs -- Potential Risks -- Psychometric Risks -- Nonpsychometric Risks -- Additional Considerations -- Developing a Project Plan -- Stakeholder Buy-In -- Implementing Simulations to Facilitate CAT Design -- Conclusions -- 7. 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