Item Generation for Test Development

Since the mid-80s several laboratories around the world have been developing techniques for the operational use of tests derived from item-generation. According to the experts, the major thrust of test development in the next decade will be the harnessing of item generation technology to the production of computer developed tests. This is expected to revolutionize the way in which tests are constructed and delivered. This book is a compilation of the papers presented at a symposium held at ETS in Princeton, attended by the world's foremost experts in item-generation theory and practice. Its goal is to present the major applications of cognitive principles in the construction of ability, aptitude, and achievement tests. It is an intellectual contribution to test development that is unique, with great potential for changing the ways tests are generated. The intended market includes professional educators and psychologists interested in test generation.

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. xiii
Item Generation for Test Development: An Introduction	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Prologue and Epilogue: Remembering Samuel J. Messick	p. xxix
Psychometric and Cognitive Theory of Item Generation
The Foundations of Item Generation for Mass Testing	p. 3
Using the Psychology of Reasoning to Predict the Difficulty of Analytical Reasoning Problems	p. 35
Approaches to Modeling Item-Generative Tests	p. 53
Discussant Remarks	p. 73
Discussion	p. 77
Construct-Oriented Approaches to Item Generation
On the Roles of Task Model Variables in Assessment Design	p. 97
Modeling the Difficulty of Quantitative Reasoning Items: Implications for Item Generation	p. 129
Item-Generation Models for Higher Order Cognitive Functions	p. 159
Discussant Remarks	p. 179
Discussion	p. 187
From Theory to Implementation
Generative Testing: From Conception to Implementation	p. 199
Generating Abstract Reasoning Items With Cognitive Theory	p. 219
Item Generation for Repeated Testing of Human Performance	p. 251
Scoring Tests When Items Have Been Generated	p. 277
On the Automatic Generation of Test Items: Some Whens, Whys, and Hows	p. 287
Applications of Item-Generative Principles
The Micropat Pilot Selection Battery: Applications of Generative Techniques for Item-Based and Task-Based Tests	p. 317
On the Implementation of Item-Generation Principles for the Design of Aptitude Testing in Aviation	p. 339
Item Generation and Beyond: Applications of Schema Theory to Mathematics Assessment	p. 361
Discussant Remarks	p. 385
Discussion	p. 391
Author Index	p. 399
Subject Index	p. 405
About the Editors	p. 411
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