TY - JOUR T1 - Évaluation et multimédia dans l'apprentissage d'une L2 [Assessment and multimedia in learning an L2] JF - ReCALL Y1 - 2004 A1 - Laurier, M. KW - Adaptive Testing KW - Computer Assisted Instruction KW - Educational KW - Foreign Language Learning KW - Program Evaluation KW - Technology computerized adaptive testing AB - In the first part of this paper different areas where technology may be used for second language assessment are described. First, item banking operations, which are generally based on item Response Theory but not necessarily restricted to dichotomously scored items, facilitate assessment task organization and require technological support. Second, technology may help to design more authentic assessment tasks or may be needed in some direct testing situations. Third, the assessment environment may be more adapted and more stimulating when technology is used to give the student more control. The second part of the paper presents different functions of assessment. The monitoring function (often called formative assessment) aims at adapting the classroom activities to students and to provide continuous feedback. Technology may be used to train the teachers in monitoring techniques, to organize data or to produce diagnostic information; electronic portfolios or quizzes that are built in some educational software may also be used for monitoring. The placement function is probably the one in which the application of computer adaptive testing procedures (e.g. French CAPT) is the most appropriate. Automatic scoring devices may also be used for placement purposes. Finally the certification function requires more valid and more reliable tools. Technology may be used to enhance the testing situation (to make it more authentic) or to facilitate data processing during the construction of a test. Almond et al. (2002) propose a four component model (Selection, Presentation, Scoring and Response) for designing assessment systems. Each component must be planned taking into account the assessment function. VL - 16 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Assessing question banks T2 - Reusing online resources: A sustanable approach to e-learning Y1 - 2003 A1 - Bull, J. A1 - Dalziel, J. A1 - Vreeland, T. KW - Computer Assisted Testing KW - Curriculum Based Assessment KW - Education KW - Technology computerized adaptive testing AB - In 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) JF - Reusing online resources: A sustanable approach to e-learning PB - Kogan Page Ltd. CY - London, UK ER -