Score Comparisons of ACCUPLACER (Computer-Adaptive) and COMPANION (Paper) Reading Tests: Empirical Validation and School Policy.

Cole, Jason C.; Lutkus, Anthony D.

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Publication Date: 1997

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Score Comparisons of ACCUPLACER (Computer-Adaptive) and COMPANION (Paper) Reading Tests: Empirical Validation and School Policy.

Cole, Jason C.; Lutkus, Anthony D.

Research in the Schools, v4 n2 p65-70 Fall 1997

A college administered the computer-adaptive ACCUPLACER (College Board, 1995) reading placement test to 399 entering students and its paper-and-pencil version, COMPANION, to 481 students. When the age of the two groups was held constant, no differences were found between the groups. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Age Differences, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Reading Tests, Scores, Student Placement, Test Results

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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