Computer‐based Delivery of Cognitive Assessment and Questionnaires

Maurice Walker

Computer‐based Delivery of Cognitive Assessment and Questionnaires

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

As digital technologies have advanced in the twenty-first century, the demand for using these technologies in large-scale educational assessment has increased. Maurice Walker focuses in this chapter on the substantive and logistical rationales for adopting or incorporating a computer-based approach to student assessment. He outlines assessment architecture and important item design options with the view that well-planned computer-based assessment (CBA) should be a coherent, accessible, stimulating and intuitive experience for the test taker. Throughout the chapter, examples illustrate the differing degrees of diffusion of digital infrastructure into the schools of countries that participate in LSAs. It also discusses the impact of these infrastructure issues on the choices of whether and how to undertake CBAs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Implementation of Large-Scale Education Assessments
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Access to computers
Digital technology
Educational technology
Evaluation methods
Large scale assessment
Online tests
Primary secondary education
Student assessment
Test format

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
International and Comparative Education
Online and Distance Education

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