A hybrid model based on learning automata and cuckoo search for optimizing test item selection in computerized adaptive testing by Chanjuan Jin, Weiming Pan

“…The findings of the study show that the efficiency, accuracy and fairness of the tests have improved through experimentation.…”
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Team Recruitment of Collaborative Crowdsensing: A Graph-Based Approach by Hui Liu, Xiaowan Li, Chuang Zhang, Xiaodong Chen, Weipeng Tai

“…Initially, we calculated user’s collaborative ability based on an undirected graph, which is modeled by user’s interaction relationships and collaborative characteristics. …”
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The Impact of Adversity Quotient on Students' Problem-Solving Skills Based on Bransford-Stein’s Theory by Vina Istiqomah, Budi Astuti, Sugiyanto Sugiyanto

“…The aims to analyze students' problem-solving ability based on Bransford-Stein theory by considering the Adversity Quotient (AQ) factor. …”
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Differential Item Functioning Related to Age in the Reading Subtest of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults by Raymond L. Ownby, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde

“…DIF may arise for a number of reasons but is often evaluated in order to ensure that tests and measures are fair evaluations of a group’s abilities. Based on observations when administering the test, we developed the hypothesis that some items on the reading comprehension subtest of the Test of Functional Health Literacy (TOFHLA) might be differentially more difficult for older adults and the elderly due to its use of the cloze response format, in which the participant is required to determine what word, when placed in a blank space in a sentence, will ensure that the sentence is intelligible. …”
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