Yes adaptive tests are coming. However, many grammar schools, and even high schools do not yet have enough PCs to make them practical. I hope to see the day when there are sufficient PCs with enough software and connect speed. Art
Peter Flom wrote: > Art wrote > <<< > Just think how many questions there would have to be to make fine > distinctions along the whole ability spectrum! > > > I dunno about IQ tests, but for many of the 'aptitude' tests the move > is toward computirized adaptive testing, where a far higher proportion > of the questions are (at least in theory) at approximately the right > level of difficulty . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
