Linda L Roos

Biographic Data

ID3828352
NAMELinda L Roos
GIVEN NAMESLinda L
FAMILY NAMERoos
SIGNATUREROOS L L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1991
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
H-INDEX1

  • The Role of Item Feedback in Self-Adapted Testing

    Open AccessLinda L Roos, Steven L Wise et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1997

    Previous research has shown self-adapted testing to be a promising alternative to computerized adaptive testing. The present study looked at the importance of item feedback in self-adapted testing. Computerized adaptive tests and self-adapted tests were compared under both feedback and no-feedback conditions. The self-adapted tests yielded higher test performance and lower anxiety than the computerized adaptive tests regardless of feedback condit…

  • The Development and Validation of a Scale Measuring Desire for Control on Examinations

    Open AccessSteven L Wise, Linda L Roos et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1996

    The Desire for Control on Examinations (DCE) scale was developed as a brief measure of the desire for control that individuals feel in an examination context. Based on data from tiree independent samples, the 13-item DCE exhibited both acceptable levels of reliability and substantial construct validity evidence. In addition, the DCE was found to be a more sensitive measure of desire for control in an examination context than Burger's general desi…

  • Conducting Self-Adapted Testing Using Microcat

    Open AccessLinda L Roos, Steven L Wise et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1996

    This article describes MCATL program code for using the MicroCAT 3.5 testing software to administer several types of self-adapted tests. Code is provided for a (a) basic self-adapted test, (b) self-adapted version of an adaptive mastery test, and (c) restricted self-adapted test

  • Effects of Informed Item Selection on Test Performance and Anxiety for Examinees Administered a Self-Adapted Test

    Open AccessBarbara S Plake, Steven L Wise et al.ARTICLEEducational and Psychological…1995

    In self-adapted testing (SAT), examinees select difficulty levels of items administered. This study investigated three variations of prior information provided when taking a SAT: (a) No Information: Examinees selected item difficulty levels without prior information; (b) View: Examinees inspected a typical item from each difficulty level prior to the SAT; (c) Route: Examinees answered a typical item from each difficulty level and were informed pr…

  • Teacher Beliefs About Training in Testing and Measurement

    Open AccessSteven L Wise, Leslie E Lukin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Teacher Education1991Cited by: 2References: 8

    Teachers spend approximately one third of their time in assessment activities, yet most states do not require a course in tests and measurement for certification. Three hundred ninety-seven teachers completed a survey of their formal measurement training, their beliefs about the ade quacy and importance of their training, influences on their measurement knowledge, and their perceived abilities in measurement. Forty-seven percent of the teachers r…