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Direct linkGardner, Ronald L.; Stephens, Tammy L. – Preventing School Failure, 2023
Despite knowledge of COVID-19's expected impact on the 2020 and 2021 academic school years, policymakers, professional organizations, and test publishers have failed to offer consistent, well-defined or corresponding advice to educational evaluators on how to meet the unique challenges the pandemic has introduced. The directive vacuum that was…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Download full textBakir, Nesrin; Dana, Kareem; Abdullat, Amjad – Information Systems Education Journal, 2019
Data analytical skills are essential to compete in today's competitive economy. The ability to understand, use, codify, and manipulate data to make business decisions is an essential factor of information competence. One way to ensure that students are well-prepared in terms of their technological literacy is through the use of certifications in…
Descriptors: College Students, Business Administration Education, Student Certification, Spreadsheets
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "Daily Online Testing in Large Classes: Boosting College Performance While Reducing Achievement Gaps," examined the impact of frequent online testing and immediate feedback on the academic performance of college students. The study was conducted at the University of Texas in the fall of 2008 and 2011. Researchers found…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Class Size, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing
Vannest, Kimberly J.; Parker, Richard; Dyer, Nicole – Journal of Special Education, 2011
This article presents procedures and results from a 2-year project developing science key vocabulary (KV) short tests suitable for progress monitoring Grade 5 science in Texas public schools using computer-generated, -administered, and -scored assessments. KV items included KV definitions and important usages in a multiple-choice cloze format. A…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Low Achievement, Vocabulary, Science Tests
Keng, Leslie; McClarty, Katie Larsen; Davis, Laurie Laughlin – Applied Measurement in Education, 2008
This article describes a comparative study conducted at the item level for paper and online administrations of a statewide high stakes assessment. The goal was to identify characteristics of items that may have contributed to mode effects. Item-level analyses compared two modes of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) for up to four…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Geometric Concepts, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis
What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
"Accelerated Reader"[TM] is a guided reading intervention used to supplement regular reading instruction in K-12 classrooms. Its aim is to improve students' reading skills through reading practice and quizzes on the books students read. The "Accelerated Reader"[TM] program calls for students to select and read a book and then…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Fluency, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Software
McPherson, Douglas – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how and why Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) has developed a system aiming to effectively place students in freshman and developmental English programs. The placement system includes: triangulating data from external test scores, with scores from a panel-marked hand-written essay (HWE),…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Educational Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Tarrant County Junior Coll. District, Ft. Worth, TX. – 1995
The Computer-Assisted Job Skill Evaluation (CAJSE) project was conducted to develop an evaluation software instrument that could be used in career and technical education programs throughout Texas to provide immediate performance evaluations in vocational-technical and career education. Ten instructors selected from vocational-technical education…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Courseware
