Test Design for the GRE revised General Test GRE CBT MST IRT
- Author(s):
- Robin, Frederic; Steffen, Manfred
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Source:
- Wendler, Cathy; Bridgeman, Brent (eds.) with assistance from Chelsea Ezzo. The Research Foundation for the GRE revised General Test: A Compendium of Studies. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 2014, p3.3.1-3.3.12
- Document Type:
- Chapter
- Page Count:
- 12
- Subject/Key Words:
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Revised GRE, Test Development, Test Design, Test Revision, Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT), Multistage Testing (MST), Scoring Models, Item Response Theory (IRT), Test Speededness, Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning
Abstract
This evaluation shows that the quality of the test has been maintained and, in some cases, enhanced. While this chapter discusses several complex, technical methods, it is still written to be informative to those with a nontechnical background.