%0 Journal Article %J ReCALL %D 2004 %T Évaluation et multimédia dans l'apprentissage d'une L2 [Assessment and multimedia in learning an L2] %A Laurier, M. %K Adaptive Testing %K Computer Assisted Instruction %K Educational %K Foreign Language Learning %K Program Evaluation %K Technology computerized adaptive testing %X 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. %B ReCALL %V 16 %P 475-487 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Studies in language testing %D 1999 %T The development of an adaptive test for placement in french %A Laurier, M. %B Studies in language testing %V 10 %P 122-135 %G eng %0 Book Section %D 1999 %T Testing adaptatif et évaluation des processus cognitifs %A Laurier, M. %C C. Depover and B. Noël (Éds) : L’évaluation des compétences et des processus cognitifs - Modèles, pratiques et contextes. Bruxelles : De Boeck Université. %G eng %0 Generic %D 1993 %T Les tests adaptatifs en langue seconde %A Laurier, M. %C Communication lors de la 16e session d’étude de l’ADMÉÉ à Laval. Montréal: Association pour le développement de la mesure et de l’évaluation en éducation. %G eng %0 Book Section %D 1993 %T Un test adaptatif en langue seconde : la perception des apprenants %A Laurier, M. %C R.Hivon (Éd.),L’évaluation des apprentissages. Sherbrooke : Éditions du CRP. %G eng %0 Conference Paper %B Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Regional Language Center Seminar %D 1990 %T What can we do with computerized adaptive testing and what we cannot do? %A Laurier, M. %B Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Regional Language Center Seminar %G eng