3. A Possible Path for a Student The example below illustrates how two different students can progress through the adaptive roadmap for a 60 item general test. The 60 item general test presents subtests of 3 items. A student will move up to the next level of difficulty if they answer two or more questions correctly. If they answer less than two questions correctly, they will move down to an easier subtest. In the example shown below, Student-1 (highlighted in red) and Student-2 (highlighted in blue) both start at 6. Student-1 finishes at 6L and Student-2 finishes at 7L. It is clear from the diagram that Student-1 is presented with questions from generally lower difficulty level ranges than Student-2. The paths illustrated below were determined by the number of questions each student answered correctly within each subtest (see Table 1). Level 7 General Mathematics 3 6 Student - 1 Student - 2 6 6L 7L 9 5 6 7 12 5L 6L 7L 8L 15 4 5 6 7 8 18 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 24 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 27 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 33 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 36 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 39 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 42 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 45 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 48 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 54 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 57 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 60 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A Figure 3 Possible Pathways for Level 7 - 60 Item General Adaptive Test
3. A Possible Path for a Student The example below illustrates how two different students can progress through the adaptive roadmap for a 60 item general test. The 60 item general test presents subtests of 3 items. A student will move up to the next level of difficulty if they answer two or more questions correctly. If they answer less than two questions correctly, they will move down to an easier subtest. In the example shown below, Student-1 (highlighted in red) and Student-2 (highlighted in blue) both start at 6. Student-1 finishes at 6L and Student-2 finishes at 7L. It is clear from the diagram that Student-1 is presented with questions from generally lower difficulty level ranges than Student-2. The paths illustrated below were determined by the number of questions each student answered correctly within each subtest (see Table 1). Level 7 General Mathematics 3 Student - 1 6 Student - 2 6 6L 7L 9 5 6 7 12 5L 6L 7L 8L 15 4 5 6 7 8 18 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 21 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 24 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 27 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 30 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 33 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 36 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 39 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 42 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 45 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 48 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 54 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A 57 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 60 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 10A Figure 3 Possible Pathways for Level 7 - 60 Item General Adaptive Test
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