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Mimi Ismail; Ahmed Al - Badri; Said Al - Senaidi – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2025
This study aimed to reveal the differences in individuals' abilities, their standard errors, and the psychometric properties of the test according to the two methods of applying the test (electronic and paper). The descriptive approach was used to achieve the study's objectives. The study sample consisted of 74 male and female students at the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory
Edward Paul Getman – Online Submission, 2020
Despite calls for engaging assessments targeting young language learners (YLLs) between 8 and 13 years old, what makes assessment tasks engaging and how such task characteristics affect measurement quality have not been well studied empirically. Furthermore, there has been a dearth of validity research about technology-enhanced speaking tests for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Learner Engagement
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Aizawa, Kazumi; Iso, Tatsuo – Research-publishing.net, 2013
The present study aims to demonstrate how the estimation of vocabulary size might be affected by two neglected factors in vocabulary size tests. The first factor is randomization of question sequence, as opposed to the traditional high-to-low frequency sequencing. The second factor is learners' confidence in choosing the correct meaning for a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Computer Assisted Testing, Scores, Multiple Choice Tests
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Molina, Maria Teresa Lopez-Mezquita – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2009
Lexical competence is considered to be an essential step in the development and consolidation of a student's linguistic ability, and thus the reliable assessment of such competence turns out to be a fundamental aspect in this process. The design and construction of vocabulary tests has become an area of special interest, as it may provide teachers…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries
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Maguire, Kenneth B.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1991
Administered Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) to 112 elementary school students in computer-automated and standard formats to investigate comparability of test results. Correlations found between standard and modified versions were positive, substantial, and acceptable for clinical use. Considers usefulness of adapted psychological…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Test Format
Bizot, Elizabeth B.; Goldman, Steven H. – 1994
A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of choice of item response theory (IRT) model, parameter calibration group, starting ability estimate, and stopping criterion on the conversion of an 80-item vocabulary test to computer adaptive format. Three parameter calibration groups were tested: (1) a group of 1,000 high school seniors, (2) a…
Descriptors: Ability, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Estimation (Mathematics)