“…. Table 6.3: ANOVA table for RBF 4x2 design in the SAT Verbal 3-PL item pool, with information as the dependent variable .... Table 6.4: Fidelity correlations of true and estimated ability levels for GSSS, DSS, ZSS, and MLES in the SAT Verbal .3-PL item pool LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1: Mean squared errors for GSSS using four SD weights (W) in the 1-PL item pool 38 Many studies (e.g., Weiss, 1976Weiss, ,1982Weiss, , 1983Weiss & Kingsbury, 1984;Weiss & Vale, 1987;Lord, 1980;Roid, 1986;Stocking, 1987;Hulin, Drasgow, & Parsons, 1983, pp. 210-2.34;Moreno, Wetzel, McBride, & Weiss, 1984) have shown that adaptive testing procedure offers promise for improving measurement quality in many respects.…”