A Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing System for Enhancing the Chinese as Second Language Proficiency Test
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چکیده
The study aims to construct a multidimensional computerized adaptive testing (MCAT) system for enhancing the Chinese as second language (CSL) proficiency test. Because currently the major CSL proficiency tests still retain paper-pencil (P&P) test method for testing. Nowadays more advances computer technology is available, project development on the computerized based test (CBT) has been gradually become an urge to replace the traditional P&P test in the near future examples such as the test of proficiency-Huayu (TOP-Huayu), Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK), the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and other CSL proficiency tests. This research collected empirical data via CBT followed by developing and conducting a simulation study on a MCAT system. The proposed system provides a framework of using item response theory (IRT) as the ability scoring method and applies to the process as a MCAT. In addition, this research will also go through the evaluation of the effectiveness of the process on MCAT system. There were 658 empirical data collected from Grace Christian Collage in Philippine on September 2009. At the end of this research the result indicated that recommend CSL MCAT System applied MAP as the ability estimation method for this MCAT System. The interface of the MCAT system is also present at this research. Key-Words: Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, Chinese as second language Proficiency Test, Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Test
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