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ERIC Number: EJ545463
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
An Investigation of Self-Adapted Testing in a Spanish High School Population.
Ponsoda, Vincente; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v57 n2 p210-21 Apr 1997
A study involving 209 Spanish high school students compared computer-based English vocabulary tests: (1) a self-adapted test (SAT); (2) a computerized adaptive test (CAT); (3) a conventional test; and (4) a test combining SAT and CAT. No statistically significant differences were found among test types for estimated ability or posttest anxiety. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Anxiety, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Test Format
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Self Adapted Testing; Spain
Note: Research partially supported by DGICYT grants PS94-0040 and PS95-0046.