1. Equating Paper-Based and Computer-Based Grade 7 Mathematics Achievement Tests.
- Author
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Buan, Amelia T.
- Subjects
ACHIEVEMENT tests ,MATHEMATICS education ,GRADE advancement ,MATHEMATICS students ,COMPUTERS in education - Abstract
This study aimed to utilise linear and equipercentile equating procedures in establishing the equivalence of paper-based and computer-based Grade 7 Mathematics Achievement tests. The single group counter-balanced test equating design was used in the study. Paired t-tests results showed that the performance of the students in paper and computer-based tests were not the same. The respondents found the computer-based test more difficult than paper-based test. Also, this result was supported by the differential item functioning analysis where 27 out of 40 items were flagged for differential item bias. Based on this result, it is essential to implement equating procedure in interpreting the scores of computer-based and paper-based Mathematics Achievement tests. The linear and equipercentile equating procedures had similarities on the way scores are transformed based on the ability of the students. The transformed scores were used to interpret fairly whether the students took the paper-based or computer-based Mathematics Achievement tests. Findings showed that students with "beginning" and "developed" proficiency levels found the computer-based test more difficult than the paper-based test while students with "proficient" level had similar performances in both tests. Lastly, students with "advanced" proficiency level found paper-based test more difficult than computer-based test. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2017