This paper comments on the contributions to this special issue on item banking. An historical frame work for viewing the papers is provided by brief re views of the literature in the areas of item response theory, item banking, and computerized testing. In general, the eight papers are viewed as contributing valuable technical knowledge for implementing testing programs with the aid of item banks.
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