Abstract
A computerized adaptive test for the assessment of written English: Design and psychometric properties. This article describes the development of a computer adaptive test to assess the written English level of Spanish speakers. A short description is given of the steps followed for the elaboration of the item bank, the evaluation of its psychometric properties, the fit to the 3-parameter logistic model and the main characteristics of the adaptive algorithm. Some initial results on the validity of estimated ability measures are provided. The article includes the results of a simulation study which aims to obtain information on precision and bias of English level estimates. First results on reliability and validity are encouraging.
