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Saracho, Olivia, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2015
Researchers, educators, professional organizations, administrators, parents, and policy makers have increased their involvement in the assessment and evaluation of early childhood education programs. This interest has developed swiftly during the last decades. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Early Childhood Education
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Brzezinski, Evelyn J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The history of microcomputer use in education is traced, from 1950 to the present, and implications for testing applications are reviewed. Future trends in statistical analysis packages, mass storage, improved graphics, and integration of components are discussed. (BW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing
Kean, Michael H. – 1986
A number of challenges will be faced by the school testing community in the future. The content of achievement tests must match the curriculum, which changes its focus over the years. Test content should reflect expanding curriculum areas such as computer literacy, consumer skills, and critical thinking. Test publishers will provide data for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Educational Testing, Educational Trends
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Eller, Ben F.; And Others – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1987
Discusses the evolution of current decision support systems (DSS) computer software and their potential for use in assessing cognitive ability. Current applications of computer software for structured and unstructured problem solving are examined together with the feasibility of computerized adaptive testing. Characteristics of computer-based…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
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Ward, William C. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
Some of the benefits available from using computers to administer the kinds of tests that are familiar in educational settings are reviewed. Four applications that represent current or near-term enhancements of assessment are discussed: computerized adaptive testing, diagnostic testing, test preparation, and administration of simulations of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
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Kinser, W.; Pear, J. J. – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1988
Describes a computer-aided personalized system of instruction (CAPSI) and its implementations for both on-campus and off-campus teaching at the University of Manitoba. Highlights include electronic mail, student reactions, the use of data that are saved throughout the course, and future possibilities. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Data Analysis, Developed Nations
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1983
The Center for the Study of Evaluation of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Los Angeles hosted a two-day conference on "Paths to Excellence: Testing and Technology" on July 14-15, 1983. Attended by over 100 educational researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, day one of the conference focused on issues in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs
Kulm, Gerald, Ed. – 1990
This book explores current theory, research, practice, and policy in the assessment of higher order thinking in mathematics, focusing on the elementary and secondary grades. Current knowledge and research on mathematics learning and testing is synthesized. Examples of innovative test items for classroom use and state assessment programs are…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computation, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Uses in Education