SimulCAT: Windows Software for Simulating Computerized Adaptive Test Administration

Autor/in	Han, Kyung T.
Titel	SimulCAT: Windows Software for Simulating Computerized Adaptive Test Administration
Quelle	In: Applied Psychological Measurement, 36 (2012) 1, S.64-66 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-6216
DOI	10.1177/0146621611414407
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Computer Assisted Testing; Adaptive Testing; Computer Software; Computer Simulation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation
Abstract	Most, if not all, computerized adaptive testing (CAT) programs use simulation techniques to develop and evaluate CAT program administration and operations, but such simulation tools are rarely available to the public. Up to now, several software tools have been available to conduct CAT simulations for research purposes; however, these existing tools, for the most part, oversimplify the CAT algorithms and are not powerful enough to simulate operational CAT environments. SimulCAT, a new CAT simulation software tool, was developed to serve various purposes ranging from fundamental CAT research to technical CAT program evaluations. The new CAT simulation software tool offers many advantages, including a wide range of item-selection algorithms, adaptability for a variety of CAT administration environments, and a user-friendly graphical interface, among others, as described in this commentary. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10