Noncognitive Aspects of Computerized Adaptive Testing for Students With and Without Learning Disabilities

• In Event: 49.088 - Roundtable Session 17
  In Roundtable Session: 49.088-19 - Testing Students With Disabilities and From Diverse Populations

Abstract

This small-scale research study focused on how students with and without learning disabilities (LD) perceive the experience of computerized adaptive testing (CAT). Research in the areas of motivation, engagement, and test anxiety is lacking for CAT in K12, and this is especially true for students with LD. We administered linear and adaptive forms of 7th-grade mathematics items to students with LD and students without LD. The students also completed brief questionnaires about their preferences and experiences. The goals were to obtain information about: how students with and without LD perceive the relative difficulty of the two test formats; how the test format influences engagement, motivation, frustration, or anxiety; and which features of the adaptive format were appealing or unappealing.

Author

• Elizabeth A. Stone, ETS