Title :
Bees Algorithm for Construction of Multiple Test Forms in E-Testing
Author :
Songmuang, Pokpong ; Ueno, Maomi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Human Sci., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to automatically construct multiple equivalent test forms that have equivalent qualities indicated by test information functions based on item response theory. There has been a trade-off in previous studies between the computational costs and the equivalent qualities of test forms. To alleviate this problem, we propose an automated system of test construction based on the Bees Algorithm in parallel computing. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system through various experiments.
Keywords :
educational computing; parallel processing; bees algorithm; e-testing; item response theory; multiple test forms construction; parallel computing; Approximation algorithms; Approximation methods; Cities and towns; Computational efficiency; Construction industry; Optimization; Parallel processing; Bees algorithm; E-testing; multiple test forms; parallel computing.; test construction;
Journal_Title :
Learning Technologies, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TLT.2010.29