Which of the following statements does not reflect a valid or empirically supported point in favor of or against adaptive or computerized testing?
A) It is faster than traditional testing.
B) It requires careful calibration of large number of items based on their difficulty.
C) Some groups of test-takers may become more anxious than others during computerized test taking.
D) Test-takers are forced to spend a great deal of time answering questions that are either much easier or much harder than they can handle.

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This statement does not reflect a valid or empirically supported point in favor of or against adaptive or computerized testing. The purpose of adaptive testing is to provide the test-taker with questions that are at an appropriate level of difficulty based on their previous responses, so they should not be forced to spend a great deal of time answering questions that are either much easier or much harder than they can handle.

Which of the Following Statements Does Not Reflect a Valid