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Kane, Michael T.; Tannenbaum, Richard J. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2016
It is one thing to produce an innovative, construct-based assessment task; it's another to produce 10 a year that are comparable in difficulty, measure the same competencies, are free of differential item functioning, and can be scaled and equated. These challenges contributed to the failure of the performance (or authentic) assessment movement of…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Computer Assisted Testing, Courseware, Science Education
Chittenden, Edward; Meier, Deborah – Curriculum Review, 1985
Presents recommendations for improved testing practices in science based on an examination of contemporary assessment literature and interviews with educators. The recommendations address test format, teacher involvement in all steps of the testing process, and use of sampling strategies and computer technology. (MBR)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
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Bowen, Craig W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1998
Considers how computers might help broaden assessment practices by examining the types of test items that might be used in computer environments. Explores ideas from cognitive psychology and research on problem solving. Contains 17 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education