ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Computer Science	2
High School Students	2
High Schools	2
Test Format	2
Advanced Placement	1
Chi Square	1
College Entrance Examinations	1
Comparative Testing	1
Computer Assisted Testing	1
Construct Validity	1
Constructed Response	1
Expert Systems	1
Factor Structure	1
Goodness of Fit	1
Multiple Choice Tests	1
Science Tests	1
Scoring	1
Standardized Tests	1
Test Construction	1
Test Items	1
More ▼

Source

Journal of Educational…

Author

Bennett, Randy Elliot	1
Braun, Henry I.	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	2
Reports - Research	2

Education Level

Audience

Location

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

Advanced Placement…

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing all 2 results Save | Export

Equivalence of Free-Response and Multiple-Choice Items.

Peer reviewed

Bennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1991

The relationship of multiple-choice and free-response items on the College Board's Advanced Placement Computer Science Examination was studied using confirmatory factor analysis. Results with 2 samples of 1,000 high school students suggested that the most parsimonious fit was achieved using a single factor. Implications for construct validity are…

Descriptors: Chi Square, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Computer Science

Scoring Constructed Responses Using Expert Systems.

Peer reviewed

Braun, Henry I.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990

The accuracy with which expert systems (ESs) score a new nonmultiple-choice free-response test item was investigated, using 734 high school students who were administered an advanced-placement computer science examination. ESs produced scores for 82 percent to 95 percent of the responses and displayed high agreement with a human reader on the…

Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Science, Constructed Response