Unlike other forms of adaptive testing, multistage testing (MST) is highly suitable for testing educational achievement because it can be adapted to educational surveys and student testing. This volume provides the first unified source of information on the design, psychometrics, implementation, and operational use of MST.

Test Design, Item Pool, and Maintenance: Overview of Computerized Multistage Tests. Multistage Test Designs: Moving Research Results into Practice. Item Pool Design and Maintenance for Multistage Testing. Mixed-Format Tests: Issues and Methods. Design and Implementation of Large-Scale Multistage Testing Systems. Test Assembly: Overview of Test Assembly Methods in Multistage Testing. Using a Universal Shadow-Test Assembler with Multistage Testing. Multistage Testing by Shaping Modules on the Fly. Optimizing the Test Assembly and Routing for Multistage Testing. Routing, Scoring, and Equating: IRT-Based Multistage Testing. A Tree-Based Approach for Multistage Testing. Multistage Testing for Categorical Decisions. Adaptive Mastery Testing Using a Multidimensional IRT Model. Multistage Testing Using Diagnostic Models. Considerations on Parameter Estimation, Scoring, and Linking. Test Reliability, Validity, Fairness, and Security: Reliability of Multistage Tests Using Item Response Theory. Multistage Test Reliability Estimated via Classical Test Theory. Evaluating Validity, Fairness, and Differential Item Functioning. Test Security and Quality Control for Multistage Tests. Applications in Large-Scale Assessments: Optimal Design and Scoring with Small Samples. The Implementation of the GRE Revised General Test as a Multistage Test. The AICPA Uniform Certified Public Accounting Examinations. Transitioning a K-12 Assessment from Linear to Multistage Tests. An Adaptive Approach to Group-Score Assessments. Controlling Multistage Testing Exposure Rates. Software Tools for Multistage Testing Simulations. Closing Remarks: Past and Future of Multistage Testing in Educational Reform. Bibliography.