Patents
US 10706734 B2: Methods for improving test efficiency and accuracy in a computer adaptive test (CAT)
- Granted
- 2020-07-07
- Filed
- 2014-12-05 application 14562167
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for use of pretest items in a test to calculate interim scores is provided. The method includes, for example, a computer implemented test having a plurality of test items that include, for example, a plurality of operational items and one or more pretest items having one or more pretest item parameters. An interim latent construct estimate is calculated using both operational and pretest items. The error for the latent construct estimation is controlled by weighting the contribution of the one or more pretest items.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200707.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACT CORPORATION 25 patents | Foreign company or organization | Iowa City, IA | ACT, INC. Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Gawlick | Iowa City, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Changhui Zhang | Coralville, IA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nancy Petersen | Solon, IA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lingyun Gao | Coralville, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G09B | Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams | G09B7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ACT EDUCATION CORP. signed 2024-06-13 | TRUIST BANK ATLANTA, GA | 67732/278 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-06-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ACT EDUCATION CORP. signed 2024-05-01 | TRUIST BANK ATLANTA, GA | 67713/790 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-06-11 | Name change Change of name | IMPACT ASSET CORP. signed 2024-05-30 | ACT EDUCATION CORP. IOWA CITY, IA | 67683/808 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-05-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ACT, INC. signed 2024-05-01 | IMPACT ASSET CORP. IOWA CITY, IA | 67352/636 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-01-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GAO, LINGYUN signed 2014-12-17 GAWLICK, LISA signed 2014-12-17 PETERSEN, NANCY signed 2014-12-17 ZHANG, CHANGHUI signed 2014-12-17 | ACT, INC. IOWA CITY, IA | 34768/656 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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