A conditional exposure control method for multidimensional adaptive testing

Journal of Educational Measurement

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-103

  Finkelman, Matthew ^a   Nering, Michael L ^b,c   Roussos, Louis A ^b,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Measured Progress ^*  (United States)

^c Measured Progress   (United States)

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EID: 61349118689     PISSN: 00220655     EISSN: 17453984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3984.2009.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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