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Aaron P. Easterly '99, who took the test recently at a center in Boston, praises the new system's convenience...
Gregory Johnson, spokesperson for The Princeton Review, a GRE preparation provider, said the computer-adaptive test tailors the body of questions to the individual taking the test, which he said makes it superior to its paper predecessor...
...student taking a GRE computer-based test (CBT) is initially given an "average level question," according to Johnson. The testing program responds to a correct answer by raising the student's score and offering a higher question next. An incorrect answer results in a lowered score and an easier follow-up question...
This process continues until the computer determines a level at which the test-taker consistently scores correctly on 50 percent of the questions...
Massachusetts has recognized the need for teacher testing and now holds its schools to a statewide standard. Unfortunately, the secrecy surrounding the methodology of the teacher test and teacher-bashing by high-level state officers has prevented a successful standardization process. For this reason, a thoroughly researched and well-publicized national standard--which incorporates the views of parents, students and teacher unions--would be preferable to the current system...