Commentary: Are We Ready for Computerized Adaptive Testing?
George J. Unick, Martha Shumway, William A. Hargreaves · Psychiatric Services · 2008
Gibbons and colleagues ’ article (1) in this issue highlights an emerging methodology of considerable value to psychiatric services. Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) has multiple advantages over standard paper-and-pencil assessment tools (2). CAT uses existing data to streamline and individualize the measurement process. By selecting items of particular relevance to an individual respondent, CAT applications simultaneously reduce the number of needed questions, increase measurement precision, and decrease respondent burden.