title: Validation of a computerized adaptive version of the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP).
abstract: This is a validation study of a computerized adaptive (CAT) version of the Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality (SNAP) conducted with 413 undergraduates who completed the SNAP twice, 1 week apart. Participants were assigned randomly to 1 of 4 retest groups: (a) paper-and-pencil (P&P) SNAP, (b) CAT, (c) P&P/CAT, and (d) CAT/P&P. With number of items held constant, computerized administration had little effect on descriptive statistics, rank ordering of scores, reliability, and concurrent validity, but was preferred over P&P administration by most participants. CAT administration yielded somewhat lower precision and validity than P&P administration, but required 36% to 37% fewer items and 58% to 60% less time to complete. These results confirm not only key findings from previous CAT simulation studies of personality measures but extend them for the 1st time to a live assessment setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. ljsimms@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Leonard J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Simms
authors.forename: Lee Anna
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003710:Demography; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results