Integrating timing considerations to improve testing practices /

"Integrating Timing Considerations to Improve Testing Practices synthesizes a wealth of theory and research on time issues in assessment into actionable advice for test development, administration, and scoring. One of the major advantages of computer-based testing is the capability to passively...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Margolis, Melissa J. (Editor), Feinberg, Richard A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:NCME applications of educational measurement and assessment book series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A history of test speededness : tracing the evolution of theory and practice
  • The impact of time limits and timing information on validity
  • Timing considerations in test development and administration
  • Extended time testing accommodations for students with disabilities : impact on score meaning and construct representation
  • Relationship between testing time and testing outcomes
  • How examinees use time : examples from a medical licensing examination
  • Timing considerations for performance assessments
  • Impact of technology, digital devices, and test timing on score comparability
  • Using response time for measuring cognitive ability illustrated with medical diagnostic reasoning tasks
  • Response times in cognitive tests : interpretation and importance
  • A cessation of measurement : identifying test taker disengagement using response time
  • Concurrent use of response time and response accuracy for detecting examinees with item preknowledge.