Controlling Construct-Irrelevant Factors through Computer-Based Testing: Disengagement, Anxiety, & Cheating

Autor/in	Wise, Steven L.
Titel	Controlling Construct-Irrelevant Factors through Computer-Based Testing: Disengagement, Anxiety, & Cheating
Quelle	In: Education Inquiry, 10 (2019) 1, S.21-33 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-4508
DOI	10.1080/20004508.2018.1490127
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Testing; Cheating; Test Wiseness; Scores; Test Anxiety; Test Validity; Adaptive Testing; Test Format + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prellen; Examination phobia; Testangst; Prüfungsangst; Testvalidität; Testentwicklung
Abstract	A decision of whether to move from paper-and-pencil to computer-based tests is based largely on a careful weighing of the potential benefits of a change against its costs, disadvantages, and challenges. This paper briefly discusses the trade-offs involved in making such a transition, and then focuses on a relatively unexplored benefit of computer-based tests -- the control of construct-irrelevant factors that can threaten test score validity. Several unique advantages provided by computer-based tests are described, and how these advantages can be used to manage the effects of several common construct-irrelevant factors is discussed. Ultimately, the potential for expanded control may prove to be one of the most important benefits of computer-based tests. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01