The definition of achievement and the construction of tests for its measurement: A review of the main trends

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Main Author: Salvador Algarabel
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universitat de València 2001
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contents The definition of achievement and the construction of tests for its measurement: A review of the main trends Salvador Algarabel Carmen Dasi Psicología achievement test automatic scoring item response theory automatic item generation performance assessment and test construction This is a review paper in which different definitions of achievement areanalyzed and different possibilities for test construction are explored. A firstcharacterization of achievement is accomplished through the analysis ofconstruct representation. From this perspective, the behavioral approachfocuses more on the end result, whereas the cognitive approach is moreprocess centered. In a second stage, this review analyzes the data aboutnomothetic amplitude: the relationships between achievement and aptitudes,socioeconomic status, and changes over time. The final section offers a viewof the possibilities and difficulties involved in the attempt to substitutetraditional methods for performance assessment methods. Given thedifficulties and cost in development time, scoring and other variables, thereview concludes by assigning a major role to computer technology inassessment, if performance assessment is going to have a chance to achievewidespread use. 2001 artículo científico 0211-2159 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16922103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=169 Psicológica application/pdf Universitat de València Psicológica (España) Num.1 Vol.22
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spellingShingle The definition of achievement and the construction of tests for its measurement: A review of the main trends
Salvador Algarabel
Psicología
achievement test
automatic scoring
item response theory
automatic item generation
performance assessment and test construction
The definition of achievement and the construction of tests for its measurement: A review of the main trends Salvador Algarabel Carmen Dasi Psicología achievement test automatic scoring item response theory automatic item generation performance assessment and test construction This is a review paper in which different definitions of achievement areanalyzed and different possibilities for test construction are explored. A firstcharacterization of achievement is accomplished through the analysis ofconstruct representation. From this perspective, the behavioral approachfocuses more on the end result, whereas the cognitive approach is moreprocess centered. In a second stage, this review analyzes the data aboutnomothetic amplitude: the relationships between achievement and aptitudes,socioeconomic status, and changes over time. The final section offers a viewof the possibilities and difficulties involved in the attempt to substitutetraditional methods for performance assessment methods. Given thedifficulties and cost in development time, scoring and other variables, thereview concludes by assigning a major role to computer technology inassessment, if performance assessment is going to have a chance to achievewidespread use. 2001 artículo científico 0211-2159 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16922103 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=169 Psicológica application/pdf Universitat de València Psicológica (España) Num.1 Vol.22
title The definition of achievement and the construction of tests for its measurement: A review of the main trends
topic Psicología
achievement test
automatic scoring
item response theory
automatic item generation
performance assessment and test construction
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=16922103