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Warner-Griffin, Catharine; Liu, Huili; Tadler, Chrystine; Herget, Debbie; Dalton, Ben – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international assessment of student performance in reading literacy at the fourth grade. PIRLS measures students in the fourth year of formal schooling because this is typically when students' learning transitions from a focus on "learning to read" to a focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Grade 4, International Assessment
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Zandvliet, David; Farragher, Pierce – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
A computer testing program using HyperCard was tested for equivalence with written formats of a test with adult basic education students. Results of the comparative analysis indicated no significant differences between test scores but did indicate a student preference for the computer-based test. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, Scores
Jiang, Hai – 1999
The purpose of this paper is to describe the techniques used in establishing the concordance tables between the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), paper and pencil (P&P), and computer-based testing (CBT) sections and total reported score scales. Listening, reading, and composite structure and essay scores plus a total score are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English (Second Language), Estimation (Mathematics), Scaling
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De Ayala, R. J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1992
A computerized adaptive test (CAT) based on the nominal response model (NR CAT) was implemented, and the performance of the NR CAT and a CAT based on the three-parameter logistic model was compared. The NR CAT produced trait estimates comparable to those of the three-parameter test. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Equations (Mathematics)
Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Baker, Eva L. – 1997
This report documents the technology initiatives of the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) in two broad areas: (1) using technology to improve the quality, utility, and feasibility of existing measures; and (2) using technology to design and develop new assessments and measurement approaches available…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Constructed Response, Educational Planning, Educational Technology