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Purpura, James E.; Davoodifard, Mashad; Voss, Erik – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2021
The online placement test for the Community English Language Program (CLP) at Teachers College, Columbia University has been administered in a computer lab since 2015. While most of the components of this placement exam system are online, including registration, exam delivery, scoring, and score reporting, the COVID-19 pandemic elevated the need…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Choi, Ikkyu; Hao, Jiangang; Deane, Paul; Zhang, Mo – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
"Biometrics" are physical or behavioral human characteristics that can be used to identify a person. It is widely known that keystroke or typing dynamics for short, fixed texts (e.g., passwords) could serve as a behavioral biometric. In this study, we investigate whether keystroke data from essay responses can lead to a reliable…
Descriptors: Accuracy, High Stakes Tests, Writing Tests, Benchmarking
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American Journal of Distance Education, 2010
David Foster is the founder of Kryterion, an Internet test administration company, and currently serves there as chief scientist and executive vice president. He is the author of numerous articles for industry trade journals and textbooks and sits on the Council for the International Test Commission. In this interview, Foster talks about his…
Descriptors: Test Construction, High Stakes Tests, Educational Technology, Interviews
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McAlpine, Mhairi – E-Learning, 2005
As awarding bodies modernise their procedures and incorporate elements of e-assessment into their qualifications, e-portfolios are emerging as a popular method of allowing candidates to display their abilities. All major United Kingdom awarding bodies now accept evidence from e-portfolio products for at least some of their qualifications. Although…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Foreign Countries, Student Certification, Portfolio Assessment
Hricko, Mary; Howell, Scott – Information Science Publishing, 2006
Online learning is one of the most important topics in distance learning, but practitioners and researchers have experienced difficulty in defining the process. "Online Assessment and Measurement: Foundations and Challenges" approaches the topic by finding a common ground to properly analyze online assessment and measurement. "Online Assessment…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Student Evaluation, Measurement