Item selection in computerized adaptive testing: Should more discriminating be used first?

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 249-266

  Hau, Kit Tai ^a,c   Chang, Hua Hua ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Dept of Educ Psychologyat the C ^*  (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0035438304     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2001.tb01126.x     Document Type: Article

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