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Japanese as a Second Language Assessment in Japan: Current Issues and Future Directions
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Hatasa, Yukiko; Watanabe, Tomoko – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
This article reviews assessment practices of Japanese as a second language as taught in Japan since the 1980s. It begins with an explanation of the social and political conditions that have impacted assessment practices in Japan and then addresses current assessment practices and issues. This analysis first examines large-scale tests developed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Japanese, Language Tests
Employing Online S-P Diagnostic Table for Qualitative Comments on Test Results
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Wang, Chien-hwa; Chen, Cheng-ping – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2013
The major concerns of adaptive testing studies have concentrated on effectiveness and efficiency of the system built for the research experiments. It has been criticised that such general information has fallen short of providing qualitative descriptions regarding learning performance. Takahiro Sato of Japan proposed an analytical diagram called…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Feedback (Response)
Item Bank Development for a Revised Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)
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Dumas, Helene; Fragala-Pinkham, Maria; Haley, Stephen; Coster, Wendy; Kramer, Jessica; Kao, Ying-Chia; Moed, Richard – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2010
The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) is a useful clinical and research assessment, but it has limitations in content, age range, and efficiency. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the item bank for a new computer adaptive testing version of the PEDI (PEDI-CAT). An expanded item set and response options…
Descriptors: Item Banks, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Measures (Individuals)
Development of a Postacute Hospital Item Bank for the New Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test
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Dumas, Helene M. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The PEDI-CAT is a new computer adaptive test (CAT) version of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Additional PEDI-CAT items specific to postacute pediatric hospital care were recently developed using expert reviews and cognitive interviewing techniques. Expert reviews established face and construct validity, providing positive…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Adaptive Testing, Content Validity, Construct Validity
Design of a Microcomputer-Based Adaptive Testing System.
Vale, C. David – 1982
This paper explores the feasibility of developing a single-user microcomputer-based testing system. Testing literature was surveyed to discover types of test items that might be used in the system and to compile a list of strategies that such a system might use. Potential users were surveyed. Several were interviewed, and a questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
Methods for Assessing Performance. EREAPA Publication Series No. 93-6.
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Wheeler, Patricia H. – 1993
A variety of assessment methods and instruments can and should be used to evaluate the performance of individuals and groups. Some possible assessments are described, including (1) adaptive testing; (2) anecdotal records; (3) assessment centers; (4) behavioral checklists; (5) behaviorally anchored rating scales; (6) checklists; (7) computerized…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Audiotape Recordings, Check Lists