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Liao, Wen-Wei; Ho, Rong-Guey – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
One of the major weaknesses of the item exposure rates of figural items in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) tests lies in its inaccuracies. In this study, a new approach is proposed and a useful test tool known as the Virtual Item Bank (VIB) is introduced. The VIB combine Automatic Item Generation theory and image processing theory with the concepts of…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Adaptive Testing
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Games, Ivan Alex – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
This article presents the results of a three-year study of "Gamestar Mechanic" (www.gamestarmechanic.com), a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game developed for the MacArthur Foundation's digital media learning initiative by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Gamelab in New York. The game's objective is to help children…
Descriptors: Design, Role Playing, Discourse Analysis, Thinking Skills
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Hickey, Daniel T.; Ingram-Goble, Adam A.; Jameson, Ellen M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
This study used innovative assessment practices to obtain and document broad learning outcomes for a 15-hour game-based curriculum in Quest Atlantis, a multi-user virtual environment that supports school-based participation in socio scientific inquiry in ecological sciences. Design-based methods were used to refine and align the enactment of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Test Items, Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests