Timothy Bleiler
University at Buffalo
5 Papers
77 Citations
Timothy Bleiler is an academic researcher from University at Buffalo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Computerized adaptive testing & Computerized classification test. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Limiting Answer Review and Change on Computerized Adaptive Vocabulary Tests: Psychometric and Attitudinal Results
TL;DR: In this article, the effectiveness of restricting review opportunities on computerized adaptive tests (CATs) was evaluated under four conditions: (a) no item review allowed, (b) review allowed only within successive 5-item blocks, (c) review limited to lO-item and (d) review restricted to answering all 40 items.
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Can Examinees Use a Review Option to Obtain Positively Biased Ability Estimates on a Computerized Adaptive Test
TL;DR: This article showed that the Wainer strategy yielded inflated ability estimates as well as instances in which it yielded deflated ability estimates, depending on the ability estimation method used (maximum likelihood versus Bayesian), the examinee's true ability level, the standard error of the ability estimate, the examineer's ability to implement the strategy, and the type of decision made from the estimate.
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Can Examinees Use Judgments of Item Difficulty to Improve Proficiency Estimates on Computerized Adaptive Vocabulary Tests
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate examinees' success in using these strategies while taking CATs in a live testing setting and find that proficiency estimate changes following review were significantly higher in the regular review conditions than in the strategy conditions.
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A Closer Look at Using Judgments of Item Difficulty to Change Answers on Computerized Adaptive Tests
TL;DR: This paper evaluated six strategies for using item difficulty judgments to change answers on computerized adaptive tests (CATs) and compared the results to those from examinees reviewing and changing answers in the usual manner.
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Computerized and Paper-and-Pencil Versions of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale: A Comparison of Psychometric Features and Respondent Preferences
TL;DR: This paper evaluated the characteristics of computerized and paper-and-pencil versions of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES) and found that the computerized version took longer and was preferred by examinees.