ADAPTIVE TESTING TECHNOLOGY IN R

М. С. Мазорчук, В. С. Добряк, А. Р. Кочура

Abstract


Currently much attention is paid to distance learning. The problem of design and development of adaptive testing systems that are effective not only in assessing the level of training, but in organizing a flexible process of distance learning based on the student's individual abilities is relevant. Existing systems of computer adaptive testing are quite expensive. Open-source software environment R allows implementing a number of features of adaptive testing and mirtCat package based on functions of such packages as shiny and mirt, allows realizing the mechanism of input-output test items through the web interface, and doing a test analysis possible on the basis of one dimensional and multidimensional IRT models theory.


Keywords


distance learning; massive open online courses; computer adaptive testing; test items; test quality

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