Accessibility, Interoperability, and Model-Based Test Production: Leveraging the Synergies APIP

Author(s):

Bejar, Isaac I.; Mattson, Dirk; Wagner, Michael; Driscoll, Gary F.; Hakkinen, Mark T.

Publication Year:

2014

Report Number:

RM-14-08

Source:

ETS Research Memorandum

Document Type:

Report

Page Count:

33

Subject/Key Words:

Automated Scoring and Natural Language Processing, Artificial intelligence Educational applications., Test Content, Accessibility, Test Production, Security, Item Generation, Accessible Portable Item Protocol (APIP)

Abstract

We discuss the growing importance of improving the efficiencies of test development processes in light of the demands posed by large-scale accountability assessments. This paper explores the potential synergies among standards for test content interoperability, standards for accessibility, and a model-based approach to the production of test content stemming from reliance on a common representation scheme for test content based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML).

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