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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"computer-based testing"”.
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An examination of computer anxiety related to achievement on paper-and-pencil and computer-based aircraft maintenance knowledge testing of United States Air Force technical training students.
… study was to determine whether varying levels of computer anxiety have an effect on computer-based testing of United States Air Force technical training students. The first chapter presents an overview of computer-based testing, defines key terms, and identifies questions addressed in the …
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Developing individualized ground testing protocols for use of sleep medications in spaceflight
… has been used on spaceflight after ground testing. The medication has been tested and studies have shown few side effects after a complete night of sleep. Few studies have been done on abrupt awakening after taking this medication. This study was done to test the effects of this medication …
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Investigating students' perceptions of fairness for computer based exams
Computer-based tests have numerous advantages over paper-based ones, including allowing instructors to scale up their classes by removing the bottleneck of manual grading, as well as facilitating data collection and analysis. At the University of Illinois, instructors have adopted and extended …
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Efficacy of frequent, secure, automated testing on student academic performance
… the effects of frequent, secure automated testing on student performance in CS 421, a class titled Programming Languages and Compilers at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, and examines in-depth the tools utilized to enable such testing. In particular, it looks into the use of …
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The effectiveness of automatic item generation for the development of cognitive ability tests
Research has shown that the increased use of computer-based testing has brought about new challenges. With the ease of online test administration, a large number of items are necessary to maintain the item bank and minimise the exposure rate. However, the traditional item development process is …
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Cognitive diagnosis modeling and applications to assessing learning
… methods. Chapter 3: The increased popularity of computer-based testing has enabled researchers to collect various types of process data, including response times. Extensive research has been conducted on the joint modeling of response accuracy and response times. Recent research on CDMs begins to …
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Maximizing Information: Applications of Ideal Point Modeling and Innovative Item Design to Personality Measurement
… study compares modeling personality items based on an ideal point approach (generalized graded unfolding model; GGUM) and a dominance approach (graded response model: GRM). Second, an extensive review of literature pertaining to the mode effect when transferring paper-and-pencil measures to …
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Investigating test anxiety and the effects of supportive messages
… test anxiety affects students taking open-ended computer programming exams and methods to reduce it. In the first study, I conduct a survey to show the prevalence of test anxiety in computer science and the methods students use to cope with it. In the second study, I report on an experimental …