Item Generation For Test Development Ebrary

Since the mid-80s several laboratories around the world have been developing techniques for the operational use of tests derived from item-generation. According to the experts, the major thrust of test development in the next decade will be the harnessing of item generation technology to the production of computer developed tests. This is expected to revolutionize the way in which tests are constructed and delivered. This book is a compilation of the papers presented at a symposium held at ETS in Princeton, attended by the world's foremost experts in item-generation theory and practice. Its goal is to present the major applications of cognitive principles in the construction of ability, aptitude, and achievement tests. It is an intellectual contribution to test development that is unique, with great potential for changing the ways tests are generated. The intended market includes professional educators and psychologists interested in test generation. Foreword / Henry Braun -- Item Generation For Test Development: An Introduction / Sidney H. Irvine -- Prologue And Epilogue: Remembering Samuel J. Messick -- Pt. I. Psychometric And Cognitive Theory Of Item Generation -- Ch. 1. The Foundations Of Item Generation For Mass Testing / Sidney H. Irvine -- Ch. 2. Using The Psychology Of Reasoning To Predict The Difficulty Of Analytical Reasoning Problems / Stephen Newstead, Peter Bradon And Simon Handley / [et Al.] -- Ch. 3. Approaches To Modeling Item-generative Tests / Ian Dennis, Simon Handley And Peter Bradon / [et Al.] -- Discussant Remarks / Len Swanson -- Pt. Ii. Construct-oriented Approaches To Item Generation -- Ch. 4. On The Roles Of Task Model Variables In Assessment Design / Robert J. Mislevy, Linda S. Steinberg And Russell G. Almond -- Ch. 5. Modeling The Difficulty Of Quantitative Reasoning Items: Implications For Item Generation / Mary K. Enright And Kathleen M. Sheehan --^ Ch. 6. Item-generation Models For Higher Order Cognitive Functions / Lutz F. Hornke -- Discussant Remarks / Charles Lewis -- Pt. Iii. From Theory To Implementation -- Ch. 7. Generative Testing: From Conception To Implementation / Isaac I. Bejar -- Ch. 8. Generating Abstract Reasoning Items With Cognitive Theory / Susan E. Embretson -- Ch. 9. Item Generation For Repeated Testing Of Human Performance / Patrick C. Kyllonen -- Ch. 10. Scoring Tests When Items Have Been Generated / David Wright -- Ch. 11. On The Automatic Generation Of Test Items: Some Whens, Whys, And Hows / Howard Wainer -- Pt. Iv. Applications Of Item-generative Principles -- Ch. 12. The Micropat Pilot Selection Battery: Applications Of Generative Techniques For Item-based And Task-based Tests / Dave Bartram -- Ch. 13. On The Implementation Of Item-generation Principles For The Design Of Aptitude Testing In Aviation / Klaus-martin Goeters And Bernd Lorenz --^ Ch. 14. Item Generation And Beyond: Applications Of Schema Theory To Mathematics Assessment / Mark K. Singley And Randy E. Bennett -- Discussant Remarks / Rick Morgan. Edited By Sidney H. Irvine, Patrick C. Kyllonen. Based On A Conference Organized By The Air Force Human Research Laboratory And Ets Research. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. The major thrust of test development in the next decade will be the harnessing of item generation technology to the production of computer developed tests. This book is a compilation of papers about this presented at the ETS sympoisum in November 1998. This work covers topics such as: the psychometric and cognitive theory of item generation; construct-oriented approaches to item generation; implementation; and applications of item-generative principles