The Challenges & Benefits of Supporting an Adaptive Assessment

Tue, Mar 5, 2024 4:10 PM (PST)

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Description: Adaptive assessment has emerged as a powerful tool in testing and evaluation, reviewing how we measure individuals' abilities and knowledge. This presentation will explore the challenges and benefits of supporting adaptive assessments, drawing from real-world examples and expert insights. Attendees will better understand the complexities involved and the potential of adaptive assessment to transform the testing landscape, ultimately leading to more accurate, engaging, and efficient assessments.

In this session, we will navigate the complex path of content development, highlighting the challenges assessment providers face in creating a robust item bank that spans various difficulty levels while maintaining validity and reliability. Additionally, we will examine the intricacies of algorithm design, investigating how these systems intelligently adapt question difficulty based on the test taker's responses, ensuring a personalized and accurate assessment experience.

By overcoming these challenges, supporting adaptive assessment unlocks numerous benefits. We will examine the power of personalization, showing how adaptive assessment tailors the exam to match individual test takers' skill levels, leading to an enhanced testing experience. The session will shed light on the efficiency and time-saving advantages of adaptive assessment, as it optimizes the testing process by intelligently selecting questions, leading to reliable and valid results, while saving valuable time for test takers.

Presented by: Pat Ward, ITS; Ashok Sarathy, GMAC; Johnna Gueorguieva, DANB; Mihaiela Gugiu, NREMT
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Start: Tue, Mar 5, 2024 4:10 PM (PST / GMT-08:00)
End: Tue, Mar 5, 2024 5:00 PM (PST / GMT-08:00)

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