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Toker, Turker – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2023
Achievement tests are among the most widely used data collection tools to measure the knowledge and skill levels of individuals. For this reason, the existence of valid and reliable achievement tests that can perfectly reveal the competencies that a person should have in any discipline is of great importance. The purpose of this research is to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Evaluation Methods, Test Items, Test Validity
Educational Testing Service, 2011
Choosing whether to test via computer is the most difficult and consequential decision the designers of a testing program can make. The decision is difficult because of the wide range of choices available. Designers can choose where and how often the test is made available, how the test items look and function, how those items are combined into…
Descriptors: Test Items, Testing Programs, Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
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Makransky, Guido; Glas, Cees A. W. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2010
An accurately calibrated item bank is essential for a valid computerized adaptive test. However, in some settings, such as occupational testing, there is limited access to test takers for calibration. As a result of the limited access to possible test takers, collecting data to accurately calibrate an item bank in an occupational setting is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Simulation, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
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Lopez-Cuadrado, Javier; Perez, Tomas A.; Vadillo, Jose A.; Gutierrez, Julian – Computers & Education, 2010
The main requisite for a functional computerized adaptive testing system is the need of a calibrated item bank. This text presents the tasks carried out during the calibration of an item bank for assessing knowledge of Basque language. It has been done in terms of the 3-parameter logistic model provided by the item response theory. Besides, this…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Item Response Theory, Adult Education, Test Items