Computerized Adaptive Testing: From Concept to Implementation

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Used worldwide in assessment and professional certification contexts, computerizedadaptive testing (CAT) offers a powerful means to measure individual differences ormake classifica tions. This authoritative work from CAT pioneer David J. Weiss and AlperSahin provides a complete how-to guide for planning and implementing an effectiveCAT to create a test unique to each person in real time. The book reviews the history ofCAT and the basics of item response theory used in CAT. It walks the reader throughdeveloping an item bank, pretesting and linking items, selecting required CAT options,and using simulations to design a CAT. Available software for CAT delivery is described,including links to free and commercial options. Engaging multidisciplinary examplesillustrate applications of CAT for measuring ability, achievement, proficiency,personality, attitudes, perceptions, patients’ reports of their symptoms, and academicor clinical progress. •CAT offers effective means to measure ability, achievement, proficiency, personality,attitudes, and patient-reported symptoms.•Using AI and machine learning, CAT is personalized in real time for each examinee,resulting in shorter testing times, more precise scores, and lower costs.•Widely used in schools, higher education admissions, health care, professionalcertification and licensure, employment screening, and military placements.•Weiss–– considered the father of CAT–– provides an authoritative, accessible guide tosetting up a CAT program from scratch.•Will be of particular interest in the U.S., U.K., Germany, the Netherlands, UAE, SaudiArabia, Turkey, Singapore, and Brazil. Show more