Although the superiority of the test method using the item response
theory (IRT) over the classical test method is valid for regular
examinations such as the midterm and final tests in universities
and colleges, the IRT is not known to teachers in universities
and colleges. To enhance the chance of use of this new method,
we have developed a test evaluation system via the web for university
teachers. By simply dragging an EXCEL file in which 0/1 scores
of the test result are stored, teachers can obtain students' abilities
and parameters for each problem attached in that EXCEL file. By
using the IRT evaluation in tests, we have found that:
1) we can include high and low level test items together so that
we can assess the student abilities more accurately and more fairly;
we do not worry about providing easier problems which will make
the lecture level decline; in other words, we do not care about
finding the most appropriate problem levels to each student.
2) students do not raise claims about their scores; they are satisfied
with this way of testing.
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