DEVELOPING AUTOMATIC ITEM GENERATION

Abstract

Developing and administering new test items each semester are important tasks for every teacher, as well as educational institutions, so that the assessment of student learning outcomes is meaningful and reliable. On the other hand, the time, effort, and competencies of teachers in particular are limited for frequently developing new items in a short time period. Hence, they need assistance to do so.

One method to produce new and good test items on a large scale and quickly is with the help of Automatic Item Generation (AIG). The potential benefits of AIG are promising. Through this research, the development of AIG software has been completed. The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate a method of AIG for generating a huge number of calculus test items that are closely aligned to the test blueprint.