The goal of the Empowered by Psychometrics series is to help campus testing offices transition towards becoming campus assessment centers which, in addition to providing test administration services, also actively offer expertise to the faculty, staff, administration, and student body on issues related to test development and educational measurement. This year's session focuses on the psychometrics underlying computerized adaptive testing (CAT). In CAT, no two examinees take the same sets of items. Furthermore, as a result of the adaptive algorithm, most examinees wind up with proportion correct scores near 50%. In this session, participants will learn about the science behind CAT that allows for examinees' test scores to be directly comparable to each other. Participants will learn about different test delivery models, item selection algorithms, and security issues as they relate to CAT. Time will be provided at the end for audience members to ask questions.

Conference Track: Assessment Design and Psychometrics