The Role of Item Feedback in Self-Adapted Testing

Previous research has shown self-adapted testing to be a promising alternative to computerized adaptive testing. The present study looked at the importance of item feedback in self-adapted testing. Computerized adaptive tests and self-adapted tests were compared under both feedback and no-feedback conditions. The self-adapted tests yielded higher test performance and lower anxiety than the computerized adaptive tests regardless of feedback condition. These findings indicate that item feedback is not necessary for the score differences between self-adapted testing and computerized adaptive testing to be ralized.

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