Designing a computerized adaptive testing chain for the Force Concept Inventory
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Jun-ichiro Yasuda, Michael M. Hull, and Kentaro Kojima
The use of computer adaptive testing (CAT)-based assessment tests has inherent issues associated with the pre- and post-paradigm, such as the limited ability to observe the progression of student conceptual understanding throughout the course. To address these issues, we propose increasing the frequency of CAT-based assessments during the course, while reducing the test length per administration, thus decreasing the total number of test items during the course. The feasibility of this idea depends on how far the test length per administration can be reduced. To reach this goal, we designed a CAT algorithm, which we call Chain-CAT. This algorithm sequentially links the results of each CAT administration using collateral information. We analyzed the advantages of this algorithm by numerical simulations. Although preliminary, we found that collateral information significantly improved the test efficiency, and the total test length could be shorter than the pre-post method.
Physics Education Research Conference 2024
Part of the PER Conference series
Boston, MA: July 10-11, 2024
Pages 456-461
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Yasuda, J, M. Hull, and K. Kojima. "Designing a computerized adaptive testing chain for the Force Concept Inventory." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2024, Boston, MA, July 10-11, 2024. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16937&DocID=6004 (accessed 8 May 2025).
Yasuda, Jun-ichiro, Michael Hull, and Kentaro Kojima. "Designing a computerized adaptive testing chain for the Force Concept Inventory." Physics Education Research Conference 2024. Boston, MA: 2024. 456-461 of PER Conference. 8 May 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=16937&DocID=6004>.
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Author = "Jun-ichiro Yasuda and Michael Hull and Kentaro Kojima",
Title = {Designing a computerized adaptive testing chain for the Force Concept Inventory},
BookTitle = {Physics Education Research Conference 2024},
Pages = {456-461},
Address = {Boston, MA},
Series = {PER Conference},
Month = {July 10-11},
Year = {2024}
}
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