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Nikola Ebenbeck; Morten Bastian; Andreas Mühling; Markus Gebhardt – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Computerised adaptive tests (CATs) are tests that provide personalised, efficient and accurate measurement while reducing testing time, depending on the desired level of precision. Schools have different types of assessments that can benefit from a significant reduction in testing time to varying degrees, depending on the area of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Special Schools
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David Bell; Vikki O'Neill; Vivienne Crawford – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2023
We compared the influence of open-book extended duration versus closed book time-limited format on reliability and validity of written assessments of pharmacology learning outcomes within our medical and dental courses. Our dental cohort undertake a mid-year test (30xfree-response short answer to a question, SAQ) and end-of-year paper (4xSAQ,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Education, Test Format
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Stoevenbelt, Andrea H.; Wicherts, Jelte M.; Flore, Paulette C.; Phillips, Lorraine A. T.; Pietschnig, Jakob; Verschuere, Bruno; Voracek, Martin; Schwabe, Inga – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2023
When cognitive and educational tests are administered under time limits, tests may become speeded and this may affect the reliability and validity of the resulting test scores. Prior research has shown that time limits may create or enlarge gender gaps in cognitive and academic testing. On average, women complete fewer items than men when a test…
Descriptors: Timed Tests, Gender Differences, Item Response Theory, Correlation