Application of computerized adaptive testing to entrance examination for graduate studies in Turkey

Egitim Arastirmalari - Eurasian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn , Issue 49, 2012, Pages 61-80

  Bulut, Okan ^a   Kan, Adnan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computerized adaptive testing; Item response theory; Reliability; Standardized assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875679771     PISSN: 1302597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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