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Technology-Based Assessments for 21st Century Skills: Theoretical and Practical Implications from Modern Research. Current Perspectives on Cognition, Learning and Instruction
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Mayrath, Michael C., Ed.; Clarke-Midura, Jody, Ed.; Robinson, Daniel H., Ed.; Schraw, Gregory, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Creative problem solving, collaboration, and technology fluency are core skills requisite of any nation's workforce that strives to be competitive in the 21st Century. Teaching these types of skills is an economic imperative, and assessment is a fundamental component of any pedagogical program. Yet, measurement of these skills is complex due to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Psychology
Computerized Adaptive Testing: Revolutionizing Academic Assessment.
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Smittle, Pat – Community College Journal, 1994
Discusses computerized adaptive testing, which is designed to provide students with an individualized examination adjusted to their skill levels. Indicates that scores are derived by comparing correct answers with the answers' difficulty rating. Highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the system and provides guidelines for successful…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing
Using Microcomputers to Administer Tests: An Alternate Point of View.
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Millman, Jason – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
In providing an alternative view to the previous article by Ward (TM 508 880), the author notes problems associated with adaptive testing, diagnostic testing, testing embedded in instruction, and testing through simulations. (BW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Using Microcomputers to Administer Tests.
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Ward, William C. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
Some of the benefits available from using computers to administer the kinds of tests that are familiar in educational settings are reviewed. Four applications that represent current or near-term enhancements of assessment are discussed: computerized adaptive testing, diagnostic testing, test preparation, and administration of simulations of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
Reliable Assessment with CyberTutor, a Web-Based Homework Tutor.
Pritchard, David E.; Morote, Elsa-Sofia – 2002
This paper demonstrates that an electronic tutoring program can collect data that enables a far more reliable assessment of students' skills than a standard examination. Socratic electronic homework tutor, CyberTutor can integrate effectively instruction and assessment. CyberTutor assessment has about 62 times less variance due to random test…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Data Collection
A General Testing Model for Microcomputer Assessment in Education.
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Varnhagen, Stanley; Calder, Peter W. – 1985
The Microcomputer Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) was designed to broaden the use of microcomputers in student testing, for elementary and secondary school use, and for a variety of test item formats. MDTP was designed to administer tests, to allow teachers to create or revise tests, to print out test forms when desired, to score tests, to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education