Analysis of test systems used in classical and modern test theories for assessing students' knowledge
Abstract
The article presents an analysis of test systems used in classical and modern testing theory in the world. Based on classical theory and widely used systems, the objectives of the iSpring, Google Forms, SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT tests, the level of academic orientation, structure, cases of computer adaptation, duration of testing, information about the coverage of subjects in the test are presented. The main purpose of the article is to show how important it is to create test systems based on modern testing theory. For this purpose, modern testing systems StartExam, Proaction, TOEFL, and IRT tests were analyzed. It is shown that it is advisable to use the modern IRT test system in higher education institutions.
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