Constructing Programming Tests from an Item Pool: Pushing the Limits of Student Knowledge Using Assessment and Learning Analytics.

Ivancevic, Vladimir

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ERIC Number: EJ1127057

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Publication Date: 2014

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Constructing Programming Tests from an Item Pool: Pushing the Limits of Student Knowledge Using Assessment and Learning Analytics

Ivancevic, Vladimir

Journal of Learning Analytics, v1 n3 p161-164 2014

Tests targeting the upper limits of student ability could aid students in their learning. This article gives an overview of an approach to the construction of such tests in programming, together with ideas on how to implement and refine them within a learning management system.

Descriptors: Item Banks, Educational Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Difficulty Level, Test Items, Programming, Integrated Learning Systems, Item Response Theory, Tests, Foreign Countries, College Students

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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education

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