Comparing the Score Distribution of a Trial Computer-Based Examination Cohort with That of the Standard Paper-Based Examination Cohort.

Nathan Zoanetti; Magdalena Les; David Leigh-Lancaster

Comparing the Score Distribution of a Trial Computer-Based Examination Cohort with That of the Standard Paper-Based Examination Cohort.

Nathan Zoanetti, Magdalena Les, David Leigh-Lancaster

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

From 2011-2013 the VCAA conducted a trial aligning the use of computers in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment culminating in a group of 62 volunteer students sitting their end of Year 12 technology-active Mathematical Methods (CAS) Examination 2 as a computer-based examination. This paper reports on statistical modelling undertaken to compare the distribution of results for this group with the standard cohort, and any differences in student response between the two groups at the item level.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014
Event	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - Duration: 1 Jan 2015 → …

Conference

Conference	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Period	1/01/15 → …

Keywords

Comparative analysis
Computer assisted testing
Computer uses in education
Foreign countries
Grade 11
Mathematical concepts
Mathematics education
Mathematics tests
Multiple choice tests
Regression (Statistics)
Statistical analysis
Student volunteers
Test bias

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Computer Sciences
Statistics and Probability

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https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED572591

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