The complex software needed to manage the computer-adaptive testing has its own challenges, he says. Off-the-shelf or custom-designed, it’s expensive.

As many states move to put in place online testing by the 2014-15 school year, at least 20 have indicated they plan to use new computer-adaptive versions of the tests. Leadership Back Leadership ...

More information: Lisa A. Brenner et al, Validation of a Computerized Adaptive Test Suicide Scale (CAT-SS) among United States Military Veterans, PLOS ONE (2022).DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261920 ...

In traditional tests, all students are given the same set of questions. But the new “computer adaptive” tests are customized, and the difficulty level adjusts based on how individual test ...

Embrace Adaptive Testing Vicki Davis is a teacher at Westwood Schools in Camilla, Ga. She is the co-founder of " Flat Classroom Projects " and author of the blog, Cool Cat Teacher.

Examples of computer-adaptive tests used in K-12 education include the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments and STAR tests. Adaptive testing has several advantages.

Published results showed the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons computerized adaptive testing system is reliable for assessing outcomes in patients undergoing shoulder surgery and can be used ...

And although computer adaptive testing may not have yet reached the stage of the borderline-sentient program envisioned by author Orson Scott Card, these ideas have been with us for some time.

Assessments are a way for stakeholders in education to understand what students know and can do. They can take many forms, including but not limited to paper and pencil or computer-adaptive formats.