Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology

Bor-Chen Kuo; Muslem Daud; Chih-Wei Yang

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a

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Bor-Chen Kuo ¹ ^* , Muslem Daud ¹, Chih-Wei Yang ¹

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¹ National Taichung University of Education^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Background:
This paper describes a curriculum-based multidimensional computerized adaptive test that was developed for Indonesia junior high school Biology.

Materials and methods:
In adherence to the Indonesian curriculum of different Biology dimensions, 300 items was constructed, and then tested to 2238 students. A multidimensional random coefficients multinomial logit model was used to develop multidimensional scales.

Results:
A simulation study based on the item and ability parameters estimated from real data is conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed Biology-MCAT system. The results show that the bias and standard error of Biology-MCAT system are acceptable.

Conclusions:
It suggests that, this online assessment system can be a model for Indonesian National Examination in future.

Keywords

science education
computerized adaptive testing
Indonesia assessment
multidimensional random coefficients multinomial logit model

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Kuo, B.-C., Daud, M., & Yang, C.-W. (2015). Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(5), 1105-1118. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a

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Kuo BC, Daud M, Yang CW. Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(5):1105-18. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a

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Kuo BC, Daud M, Yang CW. Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(5), 1105-1118. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a

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Kuo, Bor-Chen, Muslem Daud, and Chih-Wei Yang. "Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 5 (2015): 1105-1118. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a

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Kuo, B.-C., Daud, M., and Yang, C.-W. (2015). Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(5), pp. 1105-1118. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a

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Kuo, Bor-Chen et al. "Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing for Indonesia Junior High School Biology". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 5, 2015, pp. 1105-1118. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1384a