Adaptive Testing

Assessment & Evaluation

An exam that adjusts question difficulty in real time based on the test-taker's previous answers.

Adaptive Testing is an exam that adjusts question difficulty in real time based on the test-taker's previous answers.

Related Terms
Adaptive Learning
Technology that adjusts content, pace and difficulty in real time based on each learner's performance.
Assessment
The process of measuring student learning through tests, projects or other evidence.
Item Analysis
The statistical evaluation of individual test questions for difficulty and discrimination.
Academic Integrity
Honest and ethical conduct in scholarship, including avoiding plagiarism, cheating and fabrication.
Auto-Grading
Automated scoring of responses, common for objective and code-based assessments.