Verbal Analogies Computerized Adaptive Test: Comparison of Stopping Rules

• Autores: Lozzia, Gabriela Susana, Abal, Facundo Juan Pablo, Galibert, María Silvia, Attorresi, Horacio Félix
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21571
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/21571
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Computer adaptive testing; Item bank; Item response theory; Verbal reasoning; College students; Test adaptativo informatizado; Banco de ítems; Teoría de respuesta al ítem; Razonamiento verbal; Estudiantes universitarios; Test adaptatif informatisé; Banque d’items; Théorie de la réponse à l’item; Raisonnement verbal; Étudiants universitaires; Teste adaptativo informatizado; Banco de itens; Teoria de resposta ao item; Analogias verbais; Raciocínio verbal; Estudantes universitários

This study seeks to update Argentine psychometric studies. A Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) was developed from a Verbal Analogies Item Bank (IB); it was programmed with FastTEST Pro version 2.0. A sample of 108 undergraduate students was assessed. Results were compared according to three different CAT termination criteria (fixed length of 32 items, variable length when reaching an estimation error of less than or equal to .40 and to .30). Significantly high correlations were obtained (r > .90; p < .001) between the level of trait estimated from the BI and each of the three CAT variants. Given the BI characteristics, the fixed-length of 32 items for the CAT presented the optimal balance between precision and length.