title: Computer versus paper-and-pencil assessment of educational development: a comparison of psychometric features and examinee preferences.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to assess the comparability of scores obtained from computer and paper-and-pencil versions of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development and to evaluate examinees' attitudes about multiple aspects of test administration in the two modes. Findings supported the comparability of scores across administration modes with regard to scaling (means and standard deviations), internal consistency, and criterion- and construct-related validity. Overall, examinees preferred taking the computerized tests and valued many operational features of those tests. The least favorable attitudes were reported for the literary skills tests and their scrollable reading passages in particular.
authors.affiliation: Jeonju National University of Education, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea. jayboo@jnue.kr
authors.forename: Jaeyool
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boo
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vispoel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult