| Computer-Based Testing and the Internet: Issues and Advances Contributor(s): Bartram, Dave (Editor), Hambleton, Ron (Editor) |
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ISBN: 047001721X ISBN-13: 9780470017210 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $76.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: No topic is more central to innovation and current practice in testing and assessment today than computers and the Internet. This timely publication highlights for main themes that define current issues, technical advances and applications of computer-based testing. Advances in computer-based testing-new test designs, item selection algorithms, exposure control issues and methods, and new tests that capitalize on the power of computer technology. Operation issues-systems design, test security, and legal and ethical matters. New and improved uses-for tests in employment and credentialing. The future of computer-based testing-identifying potential issues, developments, major advances and problems to overcome. Written by internationally recognized contributors, each chapter focuses on issues of control, quality, security and technology. These issues provide the basic structure for the International Test Commission's new Guidelines on Computer-Based Testing and Testing on the Internet. the contributions to this book have played a key role in the development of these guidelines. Computer-Based Testing and the internet is a comprehensive guide for all professionals, academics and practitioners working in the fields of education, credentialing, personnel testing and organizational assessment. It will also be of value of students developing expertise in these areas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Assessment, Testing & Measurement - Psychology | Industrial & Organizational Psychology |
| Dewey: 150.287 |
| LCCN: 2005011178 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.9" W x 9.58" (1.14 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Internationally there is a growing number of professionals administering psychological tests by computer. Computer Based Testing and The Internet highlights four main themes that define current issues, technical advances and applications: advances in computer based testing, including test designs; operational issues, including security and legal issues; new uses for tests in employment and credentialing; and future of computer based testing. Each contributor addresses issues of control, quality, security and technology within the subject matter of their particular chapters providing an excellent overview. |