Online Assessment And Measurement

by Howell, Scott L.; Hricko, Mary

• ISBN13: 9781591407218
• ISBN10: 1591407214
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-30
• Publisher: Information Science Pub

Summary

"This book features case studies detailing online applications and uses of assessment and measurement methodologies, systems, and practices across three broad educational or training areas"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	viii
Section I: Higher Education
Continuous Assessment for Improved Student Outcomes: Examples from WebCT's Exemplary Course Project	1	(14)
Daniel Volchok
Maisie Caines
David Graf
Coordinating a Distance Learning Software Rollout with the Needs and Visions of a Mature Test Organization: Political and Technical Lessons Learned	15	(12)
Luke Fernandez
Assessing the Relationship between Learner Satisfaction and Faculty Participation in Online Course Discussions	27	(15)
Dana Offerman
Kimberly Pearce
Christopher Tassava
Authentic Online Assessment: Three Case Studies in Teacher Education	42	(20)
Mike Keppell
Eliza Au Kit Oi
Ada Ma Wai Wing
Electronic Tools for Online Assessments: An Illustrative Case Study from Teacher Education	62	(20)
Jon Margerum-Leys
Kristin M. Bass
Online Assessment of Foreign Language Proficiency: Meeting Development, Design and Delivery Challenges	82	(16)
Paula M. Winke
Using Web-Enabled Technology in a Performance-Based Accreditation Environment	98	(18)
John C. Wise
Dhaneshwar Lall
Peter J. Shull
Dhushy Sathianathan
Sang Ha Lee
Moving Beyond Objective Testing in Online Assessment	116	(14)
Helen S. Ashton
Cliff E. Beevers
Colin D. Milligan
David K. Schofield
Ruth C. Thomas
Martin A. Youngson
Section II: Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12)
Development of a Computerized Adaptive Test for a Large-Scale Testing Program: A Case Study of the Development of the North Carolina Computerized Adaptive Testing System	130	(13)
Lori McLeod
Albert Bethke
Cheryl Hill
Pamela Van Dyk
Kelly Burling
Introducing a Computer-Adaptive Testing System to a Small School District	143	(14)
Timothy Pelton
Leslee Francis Pelton
A Computer-Adaptive Mathematics Test Accommodates Third Grade Students with Special Needs in the Pacific Northwest	157	(13)
Luke Duesbery
Leanne Ketterlin-Geller
Jan D. McCoy
Gerald Tindal
Designing an Online Formative Assessment that Helps Prepare Students and Teachers for a Summative Assessment: A Case Study---A Two-Year Pilot Project Pairing an Online Classroom Assessment with a Statewide High-Stakes Test	170	(11)
Stephanie JL Gertz
Sally Askman
Online Assessment in the K-12 Classroom: A Formative Assessment Model for Improving Student Performance on Standardized Tests	181	(15)
Jacqueline B. Shrago
Michael K. Smith
Section III: Corporate and Government Training
Online Assessment Distribution Models for Testing Programs: Lessons Learned from Operational Experience	196	(10)
Anthony R. Zara
From Paper and Pencil to Computerized: A Dental Board's Perspective	206	(8)
G. Eric Jenson
Assessment Elements in Web-Based Training	214	(15)
Kimberly Payne
The Seven C's of Comprehensive Online Assessment: Lessons Learned from 36 Million Classroom Assessments in the Cisco Networking Academy Program	229	(17)
John T. Behrens
Tara A. Collison
Sarah DeMark
Feasibility Studies on Transitioning Assessment Programs from Paper and Pencil to CBT Delivery	246	(18)
Sandra Greenberg
I. Leon Smith
About the Authors	264	(11)
Index	275