%0 Conference Paper %B Annual Conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing %D 2011 %T Walking the Tightrope: Using Better Content Control to Improve CAT %A Kathleen A. Gialluca %K CAT %K CAT evolution %K test content %X

All testing involves a balance between measurement precision and content considerations. CAT item-selection algorithms have evolved to accommodate content considerations. Reviews CAT evolution including: Original/”Pure” adaptive exams, Constrained CAT, Weighted-deviations method, Shadow-Test Approach, Testlets instead of fully adapted tests, Administration of one item may preclude the administration of other item(s), and item relationships.

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%B Annual Conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing %8 10/2011 %G eng