Presentation paper
Effects of computerized adaptive test designs on content coverage and efficiency of reading comprehension test with passages aligned to Common Core State Standards
2016
By: Shudong Wang, Hong Jiao

Description
The major purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of CAT test design and bank distribution on the content coverage and the efficiency of the tests.
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