Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Monte Carlo Results from a Computer Program for Tailored Testing. |
| Authors: |
Cudeck, Robert A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
44 |
| Publication Date: |
1976 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA. Personnel and Training Research Programs Office. |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Adaptive Testing, Branching, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs, Correlation, Evaluation, Flow Charts, Matrices, Monte Carlo Methods, Response Style (Tests) |
| Abstract: |
INTERTAIL, the computer program which implements an approach to tailored testing outlined by Cliff (1975), was examined with errorless data in several Monte Carlo studies. Three replications of each cell of a 3 x 3 table with 10, 20 and 40 items and persons were analyzed. Mean rank correlation coefficients between the true order, specified by pre-assigned random numbers, and the computed order produced by the program ranged from .93 to .99. Other efficiency measures are reported which also support the theory as a general measuring and ordering technique. Based on these results, program modifications are proposed as well as a data scheme which is to be used in further system testing. (Author) |
| Entry Date: |
1977 |
| Accession Number: |
ED129861 |
| Database: |
ERIC |