%0 Journal Article %J Journal of Educational Measurement %D 2003 %T A comparative study of item exposure control methods in computerized adaptive testing %A Chang, S-W. %A Ansley, T. N. %K Adaptive Testing %K Computer Assisted Testing %K Educational %K Item Analysis (Statistical) %K Measurement %K Strategies computerized adaptive testing %X This study compared the properties of five methods of item exposure control within the purview of estimating examinees' abilities in a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) context. Each exposure control algorithm was incorporated into the item selection procedure and the adaptive testing progressed based on the CAT design established for this study. The merits and shortcomings of these strategies were considered under different item pool sizes and different desired maximum exposure rates and were evaluated in light of the observed maximum exposure rates, the test overlap rates, and the conditional standard errors of measurement. Each method had its advantages and disadvantages, but no one possessed all of the desired characteristics. There was a clear and logical trade-off between item exposure control and measurement precision. The M. L. Stocking and C. Lewis conditional multinomial procedure and, to a slightly lesser extent, the T. Davey and C. G. Parshall method seemed to be the most promising considering all of the factors that this study addressed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA ) %B Journal of Educational Measurement %V 40 %P 71-103 %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association %D 2002 %T Redeveloping the exposure control parameters of CAT items when a pool is modified %A Chang, S-W. %A Harris, D. J. %B Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association %C New Orleans LA %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association %D 2001 %T Effects of changes in the examinees’ ability distribution on the exposure control methods in CAT %A Chang, S-W. %A Twu, B.-Y. %B Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association %C Seattle WA %0 Generic %D 1998 %T A comparative study of item exposure control methods in computerized adaptive testing %A Chang, S-W. %A Twu, B.-Y. %C Research Report Series 98-3, Iowa City: American College Testing. %G eng %0 Book %D 1998 %T A comparative study of item exposure control methods in computerized adaptive testing %A Chang, S-W. %C Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Iowa , Iowa City IA %G eng