Accession Number:

AD0687471

Title:

ROBBINS-MONRO PROCEDURES FOR TAILORED TESTING.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE PRINCETON N J

Personal Author(s):

• Lord,Frederic M.

Report Date:

1969-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

44.0

Abstract:

Tailored testing tries to choose for administration items at a difficulty level matching the examinees ability, which is inferred from his responses to items already administered. Robbins-Monro procedures for selecting items and for estimating the examinees ability are evaluated. Various ideas of use for tailored testing emerge. Author

Descriptors:

• (*PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• TEST CONSTRUCTION(PSYCHOLOGY))
• MEASUREMENT
• LEARNING CURVES
• STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
• LEARNING MACHINES
• MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE