Practical Considerations in Computer-Based Testing

This reference book/handbook will be directed at the practitioner level and intended for someone who is or will be responsible for implementing a computerized testing program. It will also be suitable for a one-semester graduate course in computerized testing in an educational measurement or quantitative methods program.

From the reviews of the first edition:

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION

"This very useful book may represent the first effort to pull together the extremely broad areas of research involved in computerized testing and present them in one readable, organized, and applied packagereads very smoothly and presents even difficult material in such a way that someone without a firm grounding in psychometrics can follow the logic of computerized test development. The writing is extremely concise, the material is presented in a logical order, and ample references are provided to support the information given in each chaptera wonderful resource for any test administrator or test designer who is familiar with the procedure for producing paper-and-pencil tests but who is unsure about how to smooth the transition to a computerized test. The authors do a great service by balancing the instructional information with many warnings about the unexpected psychometric and practical pitfalls of a computerized testing programIt is refreshing to see this material presented in a way that conveys neither overenthusiastic optimism nor dire pessimismhelpful for those who are looking for an introductory guidebook that exposes some of the practical advantages of computerized tests."

"This book is devoted to computer-based testing with emphasis on its practical side. It includes both technical and nontechnical considerations. Material is oriented towards practitioners and graduate students. The book can be useful for practitioners and students involved into preparation and evaluation of computer-based testing." (Marie Hukova, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1014, 2003)

Inhalt
Considerations in Computer-Based Testing.- Issues in Test Administration and Development.- Examinee Issues.- Software Issues.- Issues in Innovative Item Types.- Test Delivery Methods.- Organization of the Book.- Issues in Test Administration and Development.- Test Administration Issues.- Test Development Issues.- Summary.- References.- Additional Readings.- Examinee Issues.- Overall Reactions.- Reactions to Adaptive Delivery Methods.- Impact of Prior Computer Experience.- Effects of the User Interface.- Effects of Task Constraints.- Effects of the Administrative Process.- Examinees' Mental Models.- Summary.- References.- Additional Readings.- Software Issues.- User Interfaces.- Usability Studies.- Software Evaluation.- Design of the User Interface.- Web-Based Tests.- Quality Control.- Summary.- References.- Additional Readings.- Issues in Innovative Item Types.- Purpose.- Dimensions of Innovation.- Task Complexity.- Summary.- References.- Additional Readings.- Computerized Fixed Tests.- Overview of the CFT Method.- Test Procedures.- Measurement Characteristics.- Practical Characteristics.- Summary.- An Example of the CFT Method.- References.- Automated Test Assembly for Online Administration.- Overview of the ATA Method.- Test Procedures.- Measurement Characteristics.- Practical Characteristics.- Summary.- An Example of the ATA Method.- 7 Appendix.- References.- Computerized Adaptive Tests.- Overview of the CAT Method.- Test Procedures.- Measurement Characteristics.- Practical Characteristics.- Summary.- An Example of the CAT Method.- References.- Computerized Classification Tests.- Overview of the CCT Method.- Test Procedures.- Measurement Characteristics.- Practical Characteristics.- Summary.- An Example of the CCT Method.- References.- Item Pool Evaluation.- ItemPool Maintenance.- Summary.- References.- Comparison of the Test-Delivery Methods.- Overview.- Summary of Test-Delivery Methods.- Test Procedures.- Measurement Characteristics.- Practical Characteristics.- Other Considerations.- Summary.- References.- Appendix Basics of Item Response Theory.- Item Response Functions.- Item Information and Test Information.- Model Assumptions.- Summary.- References.