An adaptive training system for use with an adaptive testing tool includes a
user
interface receptive of a field of application selection from a user. A plurality
of task items are stored in a data store. The plurality of task items are organized
by field of application and ranked by difficulty level. An adaptive item selector
selects unfamiliar task items as training items based on the selected field of
application and a user ability. These training items range in order of difficulty
from items slightly below a user's ability to items sufficiently far above that
level to allow for learning effects. The user ability is a function of previous
user performance on an adaptive test in the selected field of application. The
main purpose of the adaptive item selector is to ensure that training items are
neither too easy nor too difficult for a person.
