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Lishi Liang; W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin; Kaori Nakao; Luke K. Fryer; Alex Shum – Technology in Language Teaching & Learning, 2024
Phonological processing of written characters has been recognized as a crucial element in acquiring literacy in any language, both native and foreign. This study aimed to assess Japanese primary school students' phoneme-grapheme recognition skills using both paper-based and touch-interface tests. Differences between the two test formats and the…
Descriptors: Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Language Tests, Gamification, Elementary School Students
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Muhammad Yoga Prabowo; Sarah Rahmadian – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2023
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the educational landscape in a way unseen before. Educational institutions are navigating between offline and online learning worldwide. Computer-based testing is rapidly taking over paper-and-pencil testing as the dominant mode of assessment. In some settings, computer-based and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Test Format, Language Tests
Rogers, Angela – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2021
Test developers are continually exploring the possibilities Computer Based Assessment (CBA) offers the Mathematics domain. This paper describes the trial of the Place Value Assessment Tool (PVAT) and its online equivalent, the PVAT-O. Both tests were administered using a counterbalanced research design to 253 Year 3-6 students across nine classes…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Number Concepts, Elementary School Students
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Yulianto, Ahmad; Pudjitriherwanti, Anastasia; Kusumah, Chevy; Oktavia, Dies – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
The increasing use of computer-based mode in language testing raises concern over its similarities with and differences from paper-based format. The present study aimed to delineate discrepancies between TOEFL PBT and CBT. For that objective, a quantitative method was employed to probe into scores equivalence, the performance of male-female…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Test Format, Comparative Analysis, Scores
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Bortnik, Boris; Stozhko, Natalia; Pervukhina, Irina – Education Sciences, 2021
Testing as an assessment technique has been widely used at all levels of education--from primary to higher school. The main purpose of the paper is to evaluate the effect of context-based testing in teaching and learning of analytical chemistry in a Russian university. The paper formulates the objectives of context-based testing, discusses its…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Tests, Undergraduate Students
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Olsen, Jacob; Preston, Angela I.; Algozzine, Bob; Algozzine, Kate; Cusumano, Dale – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2018
Although it is widely agreed that there is no universally accepted definition for school climate, most professionals ground it in shared beliefs, values, and attitudes reflecting the quality and character of life in schools. In this article, we review and analyze measures accessible to school personnel charged with documenting and monitoring…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Measures (Individuals), School Personnel, Test Format
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Otoyo, Lucia; Bush, Martin – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2018
This article presents the results of an empirical study of "subset selection" tests, which are a generalisation of traditional multiple-choice tests in which test takers are able to express partial knowledge. Similar previous studies have mostly been supportive of subset selection, but the deduction of marks for incorrect responses has…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Grading, Test Reliability, Test Format
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Schmitz, Florian; Wilhelm, Oliver – Journal of Intelligence, 2019
Current taxonomies of intelligence comprise two factors of mental speed, clerical speed (Gs), and elementary cognitive speed (Gt). Both originated from different research traditions and are conceptualized as dissociable constructs in current taxonomies. However, previous research suggests that tasks of one category can be transferred into the…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Intelligence Tests, Testing, Test Format
Fairman, Janet; Johnson, Amy; Mette, Ian; Wickerd, Garry; LaBrie, Sharon – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2018
The Maine Legislature requested the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI) to conduct an assessment of standardized testing in Maine schools to understand the amount, cost, and usefulness of it. This report summarizes the resulting effort, which included a literature scan, document analysis, and surveys of two groups of school…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Benefits, Screening Tests
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Jordan, Sally – Computers & Education, 2012
Students were observed directly, in a usability laboratory, and indirectly, by means of an extensive evaluation of responses, as they attempted interactive computer-marked assessment questions that required free-text responses of up to 20 words and as they amended their responses after receiving feedback. This provided more general insight into…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Feedback (Response), Evaluation, Test Interpretation
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Cheng, Liying; DeLuca, Christopher – Educational Assessment, 2011
Test-takers' interpretations of validity as related to test constructs and test use have been widely debated in large-scale language assessment. This study contributes further evidence to this debate by examining 59 test-takers' perspectives in writing large-scale English language tests. Participants wrote about their test-taking experiences in…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Validity, Test Use, English
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Herring, Warren – Journal of Correctional Education, 1999
Analyzes the relationship between success on the two new practice-test forms (EE and FF) developed by Steck-Vaughn and success on the General Educational Development (GED) test. Success with practice-form EE correlated with GED test scores; form FF failed to correlate. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Eligibility, Prediction, Scores
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Haynie, W. J., III – Journal of Technology Education, 2007
Commencing in 1985, a small body of experimental studies on the effects of test taking on delayed retention learning of technical subject matter has been completed in technology education settings. Much of the learning in technology education courses, especially the hands-on aspects, are best assessed via instruments and techniques other than…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Retention (Psychology), Technology Education, Tests
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Campbell, Keith A.; Rohlman, Diane S.; Storzbach, Daniel; Binder, Laurence M.; Anger, W. Kent; Kovera, Craig A.; Davis, Kelly L.; Grossman, Sandra J. – Assessment, 1999
Administered 12 psychological and 7 neurobehavioral performance tests twice to nonclinical normative samples of 30 adults (computer format only) and 30 adults (computer and conventional administration) with one week between administrations. Results suggest that individual test-retest reliability is not affected when tests are administered as part…
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Neuropsychology, Psychological Testing
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Forsterlee, Robert; Ho, Robert – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1999
Studied the factor structure of the Need for Cognition Scale (NFC) (J. Cohen, E. Scotland, and D. Wolfe, 1955) (short form) with samples of 510 and 697 Australian adults. Results support the use of the short version of the NFC with Australian samples. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Test Format
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