Using Automated Procedures to Generate Test Items That Measure Junior High Science Achievement

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Author(s): Mark Gierl (University of Alberta, Canada), Syed F. Latifi (University of Alberta, Canada), Hollis Lai (University of Alberta, Canada), Donna Matovinovic (CTB/McGraw-Hill, USA)and Keith A. Boughton (CTB/McGraw-Hill, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 21
Source title: Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Yigal Rosen (Harvard University, USA), Steve Ferrara (Pearson, USA)and Maryam Mosharraf (Pearson, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9441-5.ch022

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Technologies in Higher Education

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The purpose of this chapter is to describe and illustrate a template-based method for automatically generating test items. This method can be used to produce a large numbers of high-quality items both quickly and efficiency. To highlight the practicality and feasibility of automatic item generation, we demonstrate the application of this method in the content area of junior high school science. We also describe the results from a study designed to evaluate the quality of the generated science items. Our chapter is divided into four sections. In section one, we describe the methodology. In the section two, we illustrate the method using items generated for a junior high school physics curriculum. In section three, we present the results from a study designed to evaluate the quality of the generated science items. In section four, we conclude the chapter and identify one important area for future research.

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