The following are links to some research papers from ASC psychometricians. An additional resource from ASC is the ASC Blog. Dr. Weiss also provides the CAT Central website as an open resource for adaptive testing research.

Thompson, N.A. (2010). Nominal Error Rates in Computerized Classification Testing. Paper presented at the First Annual Conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing, Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Guyer, R. (2010). Effect of theta estimation method and starting value on the recovery of theta. Paper presented at the First Annual Conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing, Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Thompson, N.A. (2010). Adaptive Testing - Is It Right for Me? Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.

Thompson, N.A. (2010). Exporting Test Data from Spreadsheets Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.

Thompson, N.A. (2010). Why use an item banker? Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.

Finkelman, M., Weiss, D.J., & Kim-Kang, G. (2010). Item Selection and Hypothesis Testing for the Adaptive Measurement of Change. In press, Applied Psychological Measurement.

Thompson, N.A. (2009). Item Selection in Computerized Classification Testing. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 69, 778-793.

Thompson, N.A., Ro, S., Smith, L., & Santos, J. (2009). Innovative item types require innovative analysis. Paper presented at the National Organization for Competency Assurance Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Thompson, N.A. (2009). Utilizing the generalized likelihood ratio as a termination criterion. Presentation at the GMAC Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing, Minneapolis, MN.

Thompson, N.A. (2009). The MEDPRO Project: An SBIR Project for a Comprehensive IRT and CAT Software System — CAT Software. Presentation at the GMAC Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing, Minneapolis, MN.

Thompson, N.A. (2009). Ability estimation with item response theory. Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.

Thompson, N.A. (2009). Classical item and test analysis with CITAS. Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.

Kim-Kang, G., & Weiss, D.J. (2009). Comparison of Computerized Adaptive Testing and Classical Methods for Measuring Individual Change . Presentation at the GMAC Conference on Computerized Adaptive Testing, Minneapolis, MN.

Thompson, N.A. (2008). A proposed framework of test administration methods. Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 9(5).

Thompson, N.A. (2008). Adaptive and interactive assessments with eLearning. Learning Circuits, November 2008.

Thompson, N.A., & Weiss, D.J. (2008). Computerized and Adaptive Testing in Educational Assessment. In Scheurmann, F. (Ed.), Transition to Computer-Based Assessment: New Approaches to Skills Assessment and Implications for Large-scale Testing. European Commission Joint Research Centre, Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning.

Thompson, N.A., Ro, S., & Eatchel, N.S. (2008). An economic model of certification. Paper presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the National Organization for Competency Assurance, San Francisco, CA.

Weiss, D.J., & Kim-Kang, G. (2008). Adaptive Measurement of Individual Change. Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology, 216, 49-58.

Thompson, N.A. (2007). A practitioner's guide for variable-length computerized classification testing. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, 12(1).

Yoes, M. (1995). An updated comparison of micro-computer based item parameter estimation procedures used with the 3-parameter IRT model. Saint Paul, MN: Assessment Systems Corporation.

Assessment Systems Corporation. (1987). A brief introduction to computerized testing. Chapter 2 of the MicroCAT User's Manual (Second Edition). Saint Paul, MN: Author.

Vale, C.D. (1984). Measurement at the extremes of ability: A design for a computerized adaptive intelligence test. Paper presented at the 92nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.