How Can PIRLS Take Advantage of Adaptive Testing?

• In Event: Large Scale Assessment

Abstract

This paper investigates the efficacy of Group Adaptive Testing (GAT) in international large-scale assessments (ILSAs), specifically the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). GAT aims to enhance measurement precision at the ends of the proficiency continuum. This paper studies the challenges of the item pool alignment with proficiency distribution.

Authors

• Montserrat B Valdivia Medinaceli, CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES, INC.

• Leslie Rutkowski, INDIANA UNIVERSITY