A flexilevel test is a test that applies fixed branching techniques to select the items to be administered during a given test. In the study reported here, 180 first year Computer Science undergraduates took a test as part of their summative assessment for a programming module. The test was administered in 2 stages: one flexilevel test and one conventional test. The order in which the stages we...

A total of 9928 patients taking cimetidine and 9351 controls were recruited to a postmarketing drug surveillance study in Glasgow, Nottingham, Oxford, and Portsmouth. Takers were identified by the Prescription Pricing Bureau at Nottingham and by dispensing pharmacists at the other three centres. All but 1.2% of the takers and 1.6% of the controls were successfully followed up for one year durin...

Abstract Language learners today have access to a much wider choice of resources and language-support tools that aid their writing processes. While research on the convenience flexibility use in real-life activities argued for re-conceptualization ability, little is known about effect using them assessment setting. Accordingly, present study aimed examine whether L2 learners’ test might an perf...

The linguistic complexity of many text-based tests can be a source construct-irrelevant variance, as test-takers’ performance may affected by factors that are beyond the focus assessment itself, such reading comprehension skills. This experimental study examined extent to which use animated videos, opposed written text, could (i) reduce variance attributed language and skills (ii) impact reacti...

Abstract In 2017, the mathematics assessments that are part of National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) program underwent a transformation shifting administration from paper-and-pencil formats to digitally-based (DBA). This shift introduced new interactive item types bring rich process data and tremendous opportunities study cognitive behavioral processes underlie test-takers’ performanc...

ABSTRACT Student scores on standardized tests have steadily declined since 1965. Researchers conducted a literature review and completed data analysis to determine the reasons for this decrease, assessing trends for the period from 1965 to 1983. The kinds of tests most commonly used are aptitude, achievement, and tests of personal and social characteristics. Score trends vary from test to test....

This research aimed to know the language learning strategies that used by successful TOEFL test-takers of English Education Department UIN Alauddin Makassar. The design this study is descriptive qualitative. subject consisted 5 students academic year 2015. In determining research, researcher criteria must achieve score 500 undertaken once or twice. interview instrument with supporting data from...