Computers and their impact on state assessments : recent history and predictions for the future

The Race To The Top program strongly advocates the use of computer technology in assessments. It dramatically promotes computer-based testing, linear or adaptive, in K-12 state assessment programs. Moreover, assessment requirements driven by this federal initiative exponentially increase the complex...

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Other Authors Lissitz, Robert W. (Editor), Jiao, Hong (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012.
SeriesMARCES book series.
Subjects
Educational tests and measurements > Computer programs.
Educational tests and measurements > Data processing.
Education > Computers & Technology.
Data capture and analysis.
Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806615384
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-727-5
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 314 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Computer-based testing in k-12 state assessments / Hong Jiao and Robert W. Lissitz
  • Part I. Computer-based testing and its implementation in state assessments
  • Chapter 2. History, current practice, perspectives and what the future holds for computer-based assessment in k-12 education / John Poggio and Linette McJunkin
  • Chapter 3. A state perspective on enhancing assessment and accountability systems through systematic implementation of technology / Vincent Dean and Joseph Martineau
  • Chapter 4. What states need to consider in transitioning to computer-based assessments from the viewpoint of a contractor / Walter D. Way and Robert K. Kirkpatrick
  • Chapter 5. Operational cbt implementation issues: Making it happen / Richard M. Luecht
  • Part II. Technical and psychometric challenges and innovations
  • Chapter 6. Creating innovative assessment items and test forms / Kathleen Scalise
  • Chapter 7. The conceptual and scientific basis for automated scoring of performance items / David M. Williamson
  • Chapter 8. Making computerized adaptive testing diagnostic tools for schools / Hua-Hua Chang
  • Chapter 9. Applying computer-based assessment using diagnostic modeling to benchmark tests / Terry Ackerman, Robert Henson, Ric Luecht, John Willse and Jonathan Templin
  • Chapter 10. Turning the page: How smarter testing, vertical scales, and understanding of student engagement may improve our tests / G. Gage Kingsbury and Steven L. Wise
  • Part III. Predictions for the future
  • Chapter 11. Implications of the digital ocean on current and future assessment / Kristen E. DiCerbo and John T. Behrens
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.

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