01671nas a2200145 4500008004100000245004800041210004800089260005500137520120400192653000801396653002101404653001401425100002401439856006201463 2017 eng d00aAdaptivity in a Diagnostic Educational Test0 aAdaptivity in a Diagnostic Educational Test aNiigata, JapanbNiigata Seiryo Universityc08/20173 a

During the past five years a diagnostic educational test for three subjects (writing Dutch, writing English and math) has been developed in the Netherlands. The test informs students and their teachers about the students’ strengths and weaknesses in such a manner that the learning process can be adjusted to their personal needs. It is a computer-based assessment for students in five different educational tracks midway secondary education that can yield diagnoses of many sub-skills. One of the main challenges at the outset of the development was to devise a way to deliver many diagnoses within a reasonably testing time. The answer to this challenge was to make the DET adaptive.

In this presentation we will discuss first how the adaptivity is shaped towards the purpose of the Diagnostic Educational Test. The adaptive design, particularly working with item blocks, will be discussed as well as the implemented adaptive rules. We will also show a simulation of different adaptive paths of students and some empirical information on the paths students took through the test

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10aCAT10aDiagnostic tests10aEducation1 aSchouwstra, Sanneke uhttp://iacat.org/adaptivity-diagnostic-educational-test-001520nas a2200181 4500008004100000020001400041245007400055210006900129300001200198490000800210520093200218653001401150653002401164653002301188100001501211700001901226856009301245 2009 eng d a0377-221700aA mixed integer programming model for multiple stage adaptive testing0 amixed integer programming model for multiple stage adaptive test a342-3500 v1933 aThe last decade has seen paper-and-pencil (P&P) tests being replaced by computerized adaptive tests (CATs) within many testing programs. A CAT may yield several advantages relative to a conventional P&P test. A CAT can determine the questions or test items to administer, allowing each test form to be tailored to a test taker's skill level. Subsequent items can be chosen to match the capability of the test taker. By adapting to a test taker's ability, a CAT can acquire more information about a test taker while administering fewer items. A Multiple Stage Adaptive test (MST) provides a means to implement a CAT that allows review before the administration. The MST format is a hybrid between the conventional P&P and CAT formats. This paper presents mixed integer programming models for MST assembly problems. Computational results with commercial optimization software will be given and advantages of the models evaluated.10aEducation10aInteger programming10aLinear programming1 aEdmonds, J1 aArmstrong, R D uhttp://iacat.org/content/mixed-integer-programming-model-multiple-stage-adaptive-testing01223nas a2200193 4500008004100000245002900041210002900070260003200099300001200131520066800143653003000811653003200841653001400873653004500887100001200932700001500944700001600959856005400975 2003 eng d00aAssessing question banks0 aAssessing question banks aLondon, UKbKogan Page Ltd. a171-2303 aIn Chapter 14, Joanna Bull and James Daziel provide a comprehensive treatment of the issues surrounding the use of Question Banks and Computer Assisted Assessment, and provide a number of excellent examples of implementations. In their review of the technologies employed in Computer Assisted Assessment the authors include Computer Adaptive Testing and data generation. The authors reveal significant issues involving the impact of Intellectual Property rights and computer assisted assessment and make important suggestions for strategies to overcome these obstacles. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA )http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/2003/1/ (journal abstract)10aComputer Assisted Testing10aCurriculum Based Assessment10aEducation10aTechnology computerized adaptive testing1 aBull, J1 aDalziel, J1 aVreeland, T uhttp://iacat.org/content/assessing-question-banks