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In the News (Thu 24 Dec 09)

  
 Vol 38 No 1, January - March 2000 Page 18
Although language tests may be used for a variety of reasons, and indeed, a single test may be used by different test users in very different ways, the amount and type of information provided by a language testing tool will always be limited.
However, deciding which testing alternatives are the most appropriate for a particular language education context can be daunting, especially given the increasing variety of instruments, procedures, and practices available for language testing.
At the language program level, for example, we use tests to admit and place students into appropriate courses, determine the extent to which course objectives are being achieved, evaluate teacher performance, and reflect on the effectiveness of syllabus design and pedagogy.
exchanges.state.gov /forum/vols/vol38/no1/p18.htm

  
 GRE CAT Introduction
Computer Adaptive Tests, or CATs, are quite different from the paper-and-pencil standardized tests you probably have seen in the past.
Aside from being taken on computer at a special test center, the main difference between Cats and paper-and-pencil tests is that Cats "adapt" to your performance.
Each test taker is given a different mix of questions depending on how well he or she is doing on the test.
www.allthetests.com /gre_intro/cat_intro.shtml

  
 Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial
Computer adaptive testing can begin when an item bank exists with IRT item statistics available on all items, when a procedure has been selected for obtaining ability estimates based upon candidate item performance, and when there is an algorithm chosen for sequencing the set of test items to be administered to candidates.
With computer adaptive tests, the examinee's ability level relative to a norm group can be iteratively estimated during the testing process and items can be selected based on the current ability estimate.
The test specifications for a mathematics computation test, for example, may call for certain percentages of items to be drawn from addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
edres.org /scripts/cat/catdemo.htm

  
 Correcting the SAT's Ethnic and Social-Class Bias: A Method for Reestimating SAT Scores
The SAT II Achievement Tests (the subject-area tests) are similar in content and form to the multiple-choice sections of the AP tests; therefore, I fully expect the same ethnic bias patterns to emerge once the SAT II is subjected to DIF analyses.
I argue that the bias shown for the multiple-choice sections of these two AP tests might occur for the SAT II Achievement Tests, inasmuch as the structure and content of the multiple-choice items are similar.
For outsiders to continue to blame the test industry as the cause of the ethnic score differences is unfair and simplistic.
gseweb.harvard.edu /hepg/freedle.html

  
 LLT Journal: Considerations in Developing or Using Second/Foreign Language Proficiency CATs
L2 CAT is a technologically advanced method of assessment in which the computer elects and presents test items to examinees according to the estimated level of the examinees, language ability.
Test developers often spend a great deal of time creating item banks and trialing the items, but few spend a concomitant amount of time devising report systems that are understandable and pertinent to individuals who are not experts in assessment.
They need to be familiar with how the IRT statistical parameters of the test items are estimated after their trialing.
llt.msu.edu /vol2num2/article4/index.html

  
 EHS: Mosby's CAT - FAQ's
When the student is ready to resume the test, the student simply returns to the Login screen on the main page, and enters the same Test ID and password.
At the end of the test, the student can download a printout of the test, including the questions, correct answer, the answer the student chose, and a rationale for each answer option to use in future study sessions.
A: The student receives a Test ID at the time the product is purchased, but the ID does not become active until the first time the student logs in to a test.
www3.us.elsevierhealth.com /CAT/faqs.html

  
 GMAT/GRE Scores
Students may opt to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) rather than the GMAT.  The GRE is a computer adaptive test given year round at 300 test center throughout the world.  To schedule a GRE test date, call 1-800-473-2255 or visit the GRE website at http://www.gre.org.
Official score reports from the computer adaptive GMAT are generally available within two to three weeks and will be mailed directly to your designated institutions.
Test scores are mailed to the institutions you choose within 15 days after completion of the exam.
www.lehigh.edu /~incbe/gre_eco.htm

  
 EPAA Vol. 9 No. 5 Bennett: How the Internet Will Help Large-Scale Assessment Reinvent Itself
These organizations are producing tests for postsecondary admissions, college course placement, course credit, school accountability, instructional assessment, and professional certification and licensure (see the Appendix for details.) In concert, they already administer something on the order of 10 million computerized tests each year.
Even for tests where the connection is stronger, feedback is still too often of marginal value, in part because of the additional cost and processing time that would be incurred.
Although in Texas one such test was challenged in court on the basis of differential performance, that challenge was rejected (Schmidt, 2000).
epaa.asu.edu /epaa/v9n5.html

  
 Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT) for GMAT : GMAT Information
At the start of the test, you are presented with a test question of average difficulty.
At the test center, you will have plenty of time to walk through a tutorial that will allow you to practise activities like answering the questions and using the mouse.
Once you have progressed into a test, it is very tough to raise your level and get a better score.
www.syvum.com /gmat/cat.html

  
 Computer Adaptive Test Preparation - About C.A.T. Prep
Upstart Raising is widely recognized as the world's leader in online computer-adaptive test simulation software, and its offerings are used internationally by many of the largest Test Prep service providers in an effort to accurately gauge their students' preparedness levels.
C.A.T. Prep provides highly accurate recreations of a variety of computer administered standardized exams to individual consumers worldwide.
Upstart Raising was founded as a joint project of the Technical Solutions and Software divisions of Tempest Strings Enterprises, Inc. We provide top quality online educational software and services for distributed classrooms by leveraging our combined experience in the application of advanced technology and systems development.
www.catprep.com /about.html

  
 Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT )Administrations of Retake Examinees
(The essay subtest is not available via computer-adaptive testing) An advance payment may be required for each administration.
A student wishing to participate in the CAT must request permission of the Institutional Test Administrator of his or her "home" institution (the institution at which the student is enrolled in a degree-seeking program).
An original, completed certification of eligibility must be mailed to the CAT site administrator before the student may make an appointment for testing.
www.firn.edu /doe/sas/clast/clstcat.htm

  
 Computer-Adaptive Format
In a computer-adaptive test, only one question at a time is presented.
The questions in an adaptive test are weighted according to their difficulty and other statistical properties, not according to their position in the test.
Because the computer scores each question before selecting the next one, you may not skip, return to, or change your responses to previous questions.
www.mba.com /mba/TaketheGMAT/TheEssentials/WhatIstheGMAT/ComputerAdaptiveFormat.htm

  
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The Kaplan TOEFL with extensive practice and a full-length test.
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Contains notes, objective tests, board exam papers and online tutor support for students preparing for CBSE grades 9 to 12 for all subjects.
Ascent Education India is an IIM Alumni Venture promoted to assist MBA aspirants prepare for Indian B School entrance exams such as CAT, XAT, GMAT, FMS.
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 Adaptive Testing
However, Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT—in which a computer administers the adaptive exam) isn't new: Intelligence tests have used CAT for decades, higher education entrance exams currently use CAT, and Novell has been using the adaptive format to administer tests since 1993.
Let's take a close look at the adaptive format: the definition of an adaptive exam, how it differs from the standard fixed-length exam format, the adaptive format's benefits to the tester and the examinee, tips to prepare for an adaptive exam, and Microsoft's certification testing strategy.
Adaptive testing benefits testing centers because examinees can't easily share questions and the testing centers can test more people in less time.
www.windowsitpro.com /Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=5694   (1845 words)

  
 Graduate Record Examination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a computer-adaptive test: while the number of questions in any given section is fixed, the difficulty and scoring value of those questions varies according to the previous responses provided by the test-taker.
In addition to the General Test, there are also eight GRE Subject Tests testing knowledge in the specific areas of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.
The GRE test is a standardised test intended to measure the abilities of all graduates in tasks of general academic nature, regardless of their fields of specialization.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gre   (1187 words)

  
 Reflect on Graduate Management Admission Test
This is called a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT), which differs from a paper examination because the computer bases the difficulty of questions on your earlier answers, if you get the early questions right the subsequent questions get harder.
The test results are used by college admissions board when considering your application to study for an MBA or other graduate degree.
The test basically measures your ability to apply mathematical and English language skills; The math section includes rearranging equations, geometry, simultaneous equations but does not go as far as trigonometry, logarithms or calculus.
home.att.net /~stephen821/mba/gmat/gmat.htm   (595 words)

  
 GMAT - Graduate Management Admission Test
GMAT referred to as the "GMAT CAT", stands for "Computer Adaptive Test." The GMAT is administered only by computer now, except in certain locations outside North America, where the test is referred to as the "paper-based" GMAT.
GMAT scores are valid for five years, applicants' receive four scaled scores on a GMAT test-
The test measures abilities in three broad categories: verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing.
www.a2zcolleges.com /exams/gmat.htm   (339 words)

  
 Graduate Management Admission Test
In a computer-adaptive test, the computer screen displays one question at a time, which is chosen from a very large pool of questions categorized by content and difficulty.
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is sponsored and directed by the Graduate Management Admission Council®, an international organization of 121 graduate schools of management.
This test is one requirement for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Henderson State University.
www.hsu.edu /content.aspx?id=2290   (594 words)

  
 GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test, Career Development Center, Samford University
The GMAT Computer-adaptive test (CAT) will include verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing questions that you will answer on computer.
Graduate/Professional School Tests: GMAT: Graduate Management Admission Test
The GMAT is required for most students seeking an MBA degree from a graduate school of management.
www.samford.edu /groups/cardev/gmat.html   (180 words)

  
 Find out more about the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is a computer-adaptive test (CAT) which measures general verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills.
This computer-based standardized test serves as a uniform standard of measurement for applicants.
The official GMAT score must be forwarded to the W. Carey MBA by the Educational Testing Service.
wpcarey.asu.edu /mba/admissions/supplemental_app/asu_mba_gmat.cfm   (329 words)

  
 TOEFL: Test Information, TOEFL Registration and TOEFL Preparation
In a computer-adaptive test, the computer screen displays one question at a time, which is chosen from a very large pool of questions categorized by content and difficulty.
Test Of English A Foreign Language is a Standardized test that evaluates the English Proficiency of people whose native language is not English.
The test is also used by institutions in other countries where English is the language of Instruction.
www.infozee.com /indiatimes/tests/toefl/about-toefl.htm   (1566 words)

  
 Number 2 Pencil
There are many advantages to computer-based tests; three of the biggest ones are the shorter test length (I'm assuming here the new MCAT is adaptive as well as computerized), more testing opportunities, and shorter score report turnaround time.
The advent of computer-based testing is worrisome to would-be med students:
Meanwhile, newly appointed Education Commissioner Bob Corkins noted that state test scores showed that the achievement gap generally was narrowing between minority and white students, as well as between students who are learning English as a second language and native English speakers.
www.kimberlyswygert.com   (6446 words)

  
 GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT)
The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test (CAT) available exclusively through Prometric and selective college and university test centers.
To determine the eligibility requirements and the procedures for requesting reimbursement of the GMAT test fee, military examinees should contact the DANTES Test Control Officer at the servicing military education center or Navy College Office.
The GMAT CAT includes verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing questions that the examinee answers on the computer.
www.dantes.doded.mil /dantes_web/examinations/GMAT-text.htm   (187 words)

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