Robbins-Monro Procedures for Tailored Testing
Educational and Psychological MeasurementPublished 1 April 1971
Frederic M. Lord
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Robbins-Monro procedures for selecting items and for estimating the examinee's ability are evaluated and various ideas of use for tailored testing emerge.
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In tailored testing, we try to choose for administration items at a difficulty level matching the examinee's ability, which we infer from his responses to items already administered. Robbins-Monro procedures for selecting items and for estimating the examinee's ability are evaluated. Various ideas of use for tailored testing emerge.
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