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The Collegiate Learning Assessment: A Critical Perspective
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Shermis, Mark D. – Assessment Update, 2008
This article describes the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), a postsecondary assessment tool designed to evaluate the "value-added" component of institutional contributions to student learning outcomes. Developed by the Council for Aid to Education (CAE), the instrument ostensibly focuses on the contributions of general education coursework…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Exit Examinations, Majors (Students), Student Evaluation
Where Did All the Data Go? Internet Security for Web-based Assessments.
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Shermis, Mark D.; Averitt, Jason – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2002
Outlines a series of security steps that might be taken by researchers or organizations that are contemplating Web-based tests and performance assessments. Focuses on what can be done to avoid the loss, compromising, or modification of data collected by or stored through the Internet. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Data Collection, Performance Based Assessment, Test Construction
Classroom Assessment in Action
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Shermis, Mark D.; DiVesta, Francis J. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Classroom Assessment in Action" clarifies the multi-faceted roles of measurement and assessment and their applications in a classroom setting. Comprehensive in scope, Shermis and Di Vesta explain basic measurement concepts and show students how to interpret the results of standardized tests. From these basic concepts, the authors then…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Scores, Measurement
Computerized Adaptive Testing for Reading Placement and Diagnostic Assessment.
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Shermis, Mark D.; And Others – Journal of Developmental Education, 1996
Describes a study to pilot-test a new reading assessment instrument designed to function in a computerized adaptive testing (CAT) environment. Indicates that the measure showed fair internal consistency and correlated well with other tests. Discusses advantages and disadvantages of CAT systems and describes the HyperCAT testing program. (23…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education, Pilot Projects
Computerized Adaptive Skill Assessment in a Statewide Testing Program.
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Shermis, Mark D.; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
Describes a pilot study of computerized adaptive testing in the Michigan Educational Assessment Program's tenth-grade mathematics problem-solving and applications subtests. Comparisons are made to pencil-and-paper tests, and student reactions as determined by a posttest survey are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Grade 10