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Download full textOltman, Philip K. – 1994
The possibility exists that some people might be at a disadvantage in registering their responses to a computerized test if mouse manipulation were complicated. This would be of particular concern if some groups were differentially affected by the complexity of manipulation. This study analyzed data from a pilot test conducted in 1991 for the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Literacy, Difficulty Level, Individual Differences
Powers, Donald E.; O'Neill, Kathleen – 1992
The objective of this study was to assess the degree to which the mode of administration of the computer-based Academic Skills Assessments of the "Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers" contributes to performance differences among test takers. Inexperienced or anxious computer users (Praxis pilot sample of 446…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Students, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing
Tannenbaum, Richard J.; And Others – 1993
The purpose of this study was to determine if the 55 test specifications for the Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessments computer-based tests (CBT) and the Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) were judged to be appropriate for entry-level vocational education teachers regardless of specialty area. The test specification statements were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedYu, Lei; Livingston, Samuel A.; Larkin, Kevin C.; Bonett, John – ETS Research Report Series, 2004
This study compared essay scores from paper-based and computer-based versions of a writing test for prospective teachers. Scores for essays in the paper-based version averaged nearly half a standard deviation higher than those in the computer-based version, after applying a statistical control for demographic differences between the groups of…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing (Composition), Computer Assisted Testing, Technology Uses in Education
