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Hoffmann, Jessica D.; Baumsteiger, Rachel; Seibyl, Jennifer; Hills, Elinor; Bradley, Christina; Cipriano, Christina; Brackett, Marc A. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2022
Practical educational assessment tools for adolescents champion student voice, use technology to enhance engagement, highlight discrepancies in school experience, and provide actionable feedback. We report a series of studies that detail an iterative process for developing a new school climate assessment tool: (1) item generation that centres…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Programming, Evaluation Methods
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Xu, Jing; Jones, Edmund; Laxton, Victoria; Galaczi, Evelina – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2021
Recent advances in machine learning have made automated scoring of learner speech widespread, and yet validation research that provides support for applying automated scoring technology to assessment is still in its infancy. Both the educational measurement and language assessment communities have called for greater transparency in describing…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Computer Software
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Gu, Lin; Davis, Larry; Tao, Jacob; Zechner, Klaus – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2021
Recent technology advancements have increased the prospects for automated spoken language technology to provide feedback on speaking performance. In this study we examined user perceptions of using an automated feedback system for preparing for the TOEFL iBT® test. Test takers and language teachers evaluated three types of machine-generated…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Test Preparation, Feedback (Response), Scores
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Ross, John A.; Starling, Michelle – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
We investigated the impact of self-assessment training on student achievement and on computer self-efficacy in a technology-supported learning environment (grade 9 students using Global Information Systems software). We found that self-assessment had a positive effect on student achievement, accounting for 25% of the variance across three…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Training, Academic Achievement