Computer-Based Testing: Building the Foundation for Future Assessments

There have been significant changes in the measurement profession driven by the rapid expansion of computer-based testing (CBT). Although computer-based tests have been administered for many years, improvements in the speed and power of computers coupled with reductions in their costs have made large-scale computer delivery of tests feasible. CBT is already a major test vehicle for test delivery and could become the dominant form of test delivery in the near future. This book provides a useful tool for measurement professionals interested in addressing the challenges of CBT in the coming years.

Table of Contents:

Contents: Preface. F. Drasgow, The Work Ahead: A Psychometric Infrastructure for Computerized Adaptive Tests. W.C. Ward, Part I: Test Models.W.C. Ward, Introduction. V.G. Folk, R.L. Smith, Models for Delivery of CBTs. R.M. Luecht, B.E. Clauser, Test Models for Complex CBT. W.J. van der Linden, On Complexity in CBT. W. Stout, Test Models for Traditional and Complex CBTs. M.T. Potenza, Part II: Test Administration.C.G. Parshall, Item Development and Pretesting in a CBT Environment. W.D. Way, M. Steffen, G.S. Anderson, Developing, Maintaining, and Renewing the Item Inventory to Support CBT. T. Davey, M. Nering, Controlling Item Exposure & Maintaining Item Security. R.K. Hambleton, New CBT Technical Issues: Developing Items, Pretesting, Test Security, and Item Exposure. L. Crocker, Issues in CBT Administration. C.N. Mills, Part III: Test Analysis and Scoring.B.G. Dodd, S.J. Fitzpatrick, Alternatives for Scoring CBTs. D.L. Schnipke, D.J. Scrams, Exploring Issues of Examinee Behavior: Insights Gained From Response-Time Analyses. B.S. Plake, Alternatives for Scoring CBTs and Analyzing Examinee Behavior. W. Camara, Examinee Behavior and Scoring of CBTs. Part IV: Research Agenda.R.L. Linn, F. Drasgow, W. Camara, L. Crocker, R.K. Hambleton, B.S. Plake, W. Stout, W.J. van der Linden, CBT: A Research Agenda.

"...this book provides and excellent overview of the myriad issues in CBT and would be useful for advanced graduate students as well as professionals in the field regardless of their tendency toward theoretical or applied matters. All will benefit from reading this comprehensive collection of topics on CBT."
—Contemporary Psychology