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Chapelle, Carol A.; Voss, Erik – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
This review article provides an analysis of the research from the last two decades on the theme of technology and second language assessment. Based on an examination of the assessment scholarship published in "Language Learning & Technology" since its launch in 1997, we analyzed the review articles, research articles, book reviews,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Efficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Kleinhans, Janne; Schumann, Matthias – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
In the context of education and training, competency measurement (CM) is a central challenge in competency management. For complex CMs, a compromise must be addressed between the time available and the number of dimensions to be measured or the quality of the measurements. Increasing the efficiency of existing tests for CMs therefore poses a key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competence, Allied Health Personnel, Computer Assisted Testing
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Penfield, Randall D. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
This study applied the maximum expected information (MEI) and the maximum posterior-weighted information (MPI) approaches of computer adaptive testing item selection to the case of a test using polytomous items following the partial credit model. The MEI and MPI approaches are described. A simulation study compared the efficiency of ability…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Test Items