ERIC Number: EJ1195168
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Review of FastTest: A Platform for Adaptive Testing
Sahin, Alper; Hurtado Grooscors, Hector Armando; Góngora-Cortés, Jose Juan
Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, v16 n4 p256-263 2018
Computerized adaptive tests (CATs) have received wider attention throughout the world in recent years mainly because they provide their users with higher precision in examinee ability estimation with less items by the help of the sound psychometric principals they are based on. The recent attention necessitates the need for platforms on which CATs can be developed, piloted and administered flawlessly. In this article, FastTest, a platform specifically designed to facilitate the development and delivery of CATs, will be reviewed. This review article begins by describing the functionality available in FastTest, with a focus on adaptive testing functionality and related psychometrics. Then, two examples of FastTest being used to develop and deliver CATs--which demonstrate that CAT is feasible for many organizations--will be discussed.
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Psychometrics, Feasibility Studies, Student Evaluation, Medical Students, Medical Schools, College Students, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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