Applying a two-parameter item response model to explore the psychometric properties: The case of the ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) high-stakes English Language Proficiency test [PDF]
Perhaps the degree of test difficulty is one of the most significant characteristics of a test. However, no empirical research on the difficulty of the MSRT test has been carried out.
Shahram Ghahraki +2 more
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Understanding the railway driving activity to design HUD: Recommendations and specificities for future light trains [PDF]
As new operating modes emerge for rail transportation, an ergonomics and human factors centered study is essential to ensure that the needs of operators are fully taken into account during this evolution.
Bernard Cécile I. +2 more
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How IRT can solve problems of ipsative data in forced-choice questionnaires [PDF]
In multidimensional forced-choice (MFC) questionnaires, items measuring different attributes are presented in blocks, and participants have to rank-order the items within each block (fully or partially).
Brown, Anna, Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto
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Point by Point Inscribed Tilted Fibre Bragg Gratings [PDF]
To the best of our knowledge the inscription of tilted fibre Bragg gratings via the point by point method, without beam shaping, has been demonstrated for the first time.
Hainsworth James +6 more
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The Effect of Item Pools of Different Strengths on the Test Results of Computerized-Adaptive Testing
Item response theory provides various important advantages for exams carried out or to be carried out digitally. For computerized adaptive tests to be able to make valid and reliable predictions supported by IRT, good quality item pools should be used ...
Fatih Kezer
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This study is set out to (1) explore the accuracy of school-based English test items developed by English teachers and (2) compare the relationship between the content covered by teacher and the students’ success level.
Martin Iryayo, Agus Widyantoro
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Measuring Learning Progress Based on Cognitive Operations
Measuring students’ growth and change is considered one of the main ways for evidence-based development of educational systems. However, it is a non-trivial methodological task, despite the numerous approaches available for its conceptualization and ...
Сергей Тарасов +2 more
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The latest advances in car automation present new challenges in vehicle–driver interactions. Indeed, acceptance and adoption of high levels of automation (when full control of the driving task is given to the automated system) are conditioned by human ...
Clarisse Lawson-Guidigbe +5 more
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Towards cooperative management of fatigue and vigilance in railway operations [PDF]
Professional drivers face fatigue and decrease of vigilance over the long driving sessions paving their everyday life. This naturally occurring phenomenon is acknowledged and preventive measures, adapted to the vehicles and missions, are deployed around ...
Berdal Quentin +2 more
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Help! I Need a Remote Guide in My Mixed Reality Collaborative Environment
The help of a remote expert in performing a maintenance task can be useful in many situations, and can save time as well as money. In this context, augmented reality (AR) technologies can improve remote guidance thanks to the direct overlay of 3D ...
Morgan Le Chénéchal +7 more
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