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Pastor, Dena; Love, Paula – Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2020
For more than 30 years, James Madison University (JMU) has used Assessment Days to collect longitudinal data on student learning outcomes. Our model ensures that all incoming students are tested twice: once in August before beginning classes and again in February after accumulating 45-70 credit hours (Pastor, Foelber, Jacovidis, Fulcher &…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Evaluation Methods
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Moskal, Patrick; Caldwell, Richard; Ellis, Taylor – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2009
In 2003, faced with increasing growth in technology-based and large-enrollment courses, the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida opened a computer-based testing lab to facilitate administration of course examinations. Patrick Moskal, Richard Caldwell, and Taylor Ellis describe the development and evolution of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Business Administration Education, Higher Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
White, Ronald L.; Myers, Shadana; Earl, Archie W., Sr. – Online Submission, 2008
Many colleges and universities today are faced with the problem of low student academic achievement in math. Some of them are trying to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology. Their proposed solution is to teach children how to use the technological tools available to them and integrate that technology into the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Assisted Testing, College Mathematics, Mathematics Tests
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Neugent, Lan W. – T.H.E. Journal, 2004
Embarking on a high-stakes online testing program is a major enterprise that requires planning, teamwork, communication, flexibility and good problem-solving skills. It is important to be aware of the issues that one may confront and what hurdles might have to be overcome to be successful in the job. The Virginia Department of Education…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing Programs, Administrative Organization, State Standards
Heun, Christopher – Technology & Learning, 2006
With federal funding riding on test scores, student performance is crucial. Information systems are an important ingredient of assessments that are sometimes overlooked. Small rural school districts, such as Orange County, Virginia, often have only a modest IT budget and must find ways to improve the reliability and redundancy of their systems.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, School Districts
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DeMars, Christine; Cameron, Lynn; Erwin, T. Dary – Journal of General Education, 2003
Finding, accessing, and determining the credibility of information are skills most people would deem necessary for the college educated person, if not the average citizen, to possess today. At the same time, educators, as well as constituents of educational institutions are asking for better and more sophisticated assessment instruments of…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Computer Assisted Testing, State Universities, Minimum Competency Testing