Start Date
24-8-2022 12:30 PM
End Date
24-8-2022 1:30 PM
Subjects
Adaptive testing, Reporting (Student achievement), Student assessment, Organisational change, Online tests
Abstract
Organisational change theory often discusses the differences between adaptive change and transformational change; adaptive change being the process of incremental shifts that are intended to drive improvement, while transformational change requires major alterations in processes. In 2019, ACER embarked on a mission to develop a new adaptive testing and reporting system, with the goal of delivering an assessment that would improve the precision of results for every student. While the intention was to introduce an adaptive change in the assessments, the project truly transformed the way that ACER delivers assessments and reports results, a result recognised by the project being listed as a finalist by the e-Assessment Association’s 2022 International e-Assessment Awards in the category of Best Transformational Project. This session will discuss the project and what has made ACER’s new Adaptive assessment and reporting system transformational.
Recommended Citation
Hingston, J. & Newton, T. (2022, August 22–25). The transformational change of adaptive assessment [Conference presentation]. ACER Research Conference 2022: Reimagining assessment. https://research.acer.edu.au/rc21-30/rc2022/rc2022/9/
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2022
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons
The transformational change of adaptive assessment
Organisational change theory often discusses the differences between adaptive change and transformational change; adaptive change being the process of incremental shifts that are intended to drive improvement, while transformational change requires major alterations in processes. In 2019, ACER embarked on a mission to develop a new adaptive testing and reporting system, with the goal of delivering an assessment that would improve the precision of results for every student. While the intention was to introduce an adaptive change in the assessments, the project truly transformed the way that ACER delivers assessments and reports results, a result recognised by the project being listed as a finalist by the e-Assessment Association’s 2022 International e-Assessment Awards in the category of Best Transformational Project. This session will discuss the project and what has made ACER’s new Adaptive assessment and reporting system transformational.