TY - JOUR T1 - CAT administration of language placement examinations JF - Journal of Applied Measurement Y1 - 2000 A1 - Stahl, J. A1 - Bergstrom, B. A1 - Gershon, R. C. KW - *Language KW - *Software KW - Aptitude Tests/*statistics & numerical data KW - Educational Measurement/*statistics & numerical data KW - Humans KW - Psychometrics KW - Reproducibility of Results KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't AB - This article describes the development of a computerized adaptive test for Cegep de Jonquiere, a community college located in Quebec, Canada. Computerized language proficiency testing allows the simultaneous presentation of sound stimuli as the question is being presented to the test-taker. With a properly calibrated bank of items, the language proficiency test can be offered in an adaptive framework. By adapting the test to the test-taker's level of ability, an assessment can be made with significantly fewer items. We also describe our initial attempt to detect instances in which "cheating low" is occurring. In the "cheating low" situation, test-takers deliberately answer questions incorrectly, questions that they are fully capable of answering correctly had they been taking the test honestly. VL - 1 N1 - 1529-7713Journal Article ER - TY - CONF T1 - CAT administration of language placement exams T2 - Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education Y1 - 1999 A1 - Stahl, J. A1 - Gershon, R. C. A1 - Bergstrom, B. JF - Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education CY - Montreal, Canada ER - TY - JOUR T1 - On-line performance assessment using rating scales JF - Journal of Outcomes Measurement Y1 - 1997 A1 - Stahl, J. A1 - Shumway, R. A1 - Bergstrom, B. A1 - Fisher, A. KW - *Outcome Assessment (Health Care) KW - *Rehabilitation KW - *Software KW - *Task Performance and Analysis KW - Activities of Daily Living KW - Humans KW - Microcomputers KW - Psychometrics KW - Psychomotor Performance AB - The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of the on-line performance assessment instrument--the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS). Issues that will be addressed in the paper include: (a) the establishment of the scoring rubric and its implementation in an extended Rasch model, (b) training of raters, (c) validation of the scoring rubric and procedures for monitoring the internal consistency of raters, and (d) technological implementation of the assessment instrument in a computerized program. VL - 1 N1 - 1090-655X (Print)Journal Article ER -